Have you had trouble establishing whether VAT has been paid on your boat? Or have you been challenged either in the UK or abroad over the VAT status of your vessel? If so, the RYA would like to hear from you - urgently.
The RYA is continuing negotiations with HM Revenue & Customs and the Government over the difficulty boat owners experience when trying to establish the VAT status of their vessels.
And as a result the RYA is appealing for evidence that pleasure craft owners are being challenged both in the UK and abroad over the VAT status of their boat and are being asked to produce documentary evidence to prove the VAT status.
The RYA has a survey form on its website, and it is appealing for yachtsmen to return completed survey forms by the end of March, so that they have the evidence before their next meeting with UK Customs. “We need details of your experiences in order to show UK Customs that this is an important issue that needs to be considered,” they say.
“Please do complete the form which you can fill in online at www.rya.org.uk
or you can request a hard copy by emailing Vat.survey@rya.org.uk.”
