How a review works
A straight answer on whether a claim is worth making
The review looks at your courses, your learners, your status and your VAT history, and tells you whether any route to exemption applies, roughly what a claim could be worth after input tax, and what the risks are. The consultation is 100% free.
What happens
- You take the two-minute checkOr send us a message. Either gives us enough to start.
- A qualified VAT adviser reviews your positionThey look at which courses might be exempt and why, using your course list and a few VAT returns.
- You get a clear answerWhether a route applies, a rough net figure by period, the risks including the Supreme Court appeal and unjust enrichment, and what we would do next.
- You decideIf you go ahead, the scope and fee basis are agreed in writing first. If you do not, that is the end of it.
What the review covers
- Which of your courses could be exempt, and on which route.
- Whether your courses are comparable to those at universities and FE colleges.
- VAT accounted for on those courses over the last four years.
- Input tax that would come off, including partial exemption and the Capital Goods Scheme.
- Your likely position on unjust enrichment.
- Periods before and from 2024, which carry different risk.
- What exemption would mean for your VAT going forward.
If you go ahead
The adviser prepares the claim with full workings, notifies HMRC and deals with its questions with you. Nothing is sent to HMRC without your approval.
What it costs
The consultation is 100% free and there is no obligation. If a claim is worth making, you will be told the fee basis in writing before any work starts.
Find out if you have overpaid
Register your interest or take the two-minute check. Either way you get a 100% free consultation with a qualified VAT adviser, with no obligation.