The Court of Appeal ruled for private colleges on 6 July 2026. HMRC has permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Latest position

Education Exemption - College VAT Reclaims

Two-minute eligibility check

Could your course fees be VAT exempt?

Seven questions about your courses, your learners and your VAT. You will see an outcome straight away. If it looks worth pursuing, leave your details and a qualified VAT adviser will review it with you for free.

Question 1What do you mainly provide?

Choose the one that brings in most of your fee income.

Question 2How are your courses recognised?

Tick all that apply, then press Next.

Question 3Who mainly pays your fees?

This matters more than most people expect. Employers that are VAT registered get the VAT back anyway.

Question 4What kind of organisation are you?

Choose the closest match.

Question 5Do you charge VAT on your course fees?

Choose the closest match.

Question 6How long have you been charging VAT on fees?

A claim can only go back four years.

Question 7Roughly what is your annual fee income?

A range is fine. It helps us judge whether a claim is worth the work.

Get your 100% free consultation

Leave your details and a qualified VAT adviser will look at your answers and come back to you. The consultation is 100% free and there is no obligation.

We use your details to review your answers and contact you about them. If a review needs one of the VAT advisers we work with, we will share your answers with them. See our privacy notice.

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Register your interest for free

Leave your details and a qualified VAT adviser will contact you to arrange a 100% free consultation on whether you can claim back VAT charged on course fees. No obligation.

We only use your details to arrange your consultation. See our privacy notice.