Squire`s rooftop VAT wrangle

Squire`s rooftop VAT wrangle - 1996 - Birmingham Post 27 September 1996, 3(1) .

The owner of a manor house claims that tax rules are unfair, Customs and Excise are charging him VAT on his new roof as they perceive it as `repair or maintenance` and not an `alteration` as he claims.


ALTERATIONS
HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
REPAIRS
VALUE ADDED TAX