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245 _aRICS condemns Brown's VAT crackdown
260 _c2002
490 _aProperty Week
_v67(48) 6 December 2002, 5(1)
520 _aRICS condemns government plans to close a VAT loophole as announced in the pre-budget report. The measures would ensure that VAT was paid on the sale of newly constructed commercial property within three years of completion. Some investors find ways of avoiding the tax by creating other payment structures or creating associated companies. RICS does not defend these tax avoiding measures but questions the thinking behind the crackdown and the figure of £165m which the government expects to generate from the measure.
590 _aWB
650 _aLOOPHOLES
650 _aPROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
650 _aSTAMP DUTY
650 _aVALUE ADDED TAX
650 _aTAX AVOIDANCE
650 _aBPF
690 _aTAXATION
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