{"id":216903,"date":"2020-05-21T10:39:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=216903"},"modified":"2020-05-21T10:39:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:39:13","slug":"vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Gov Introduces VAT Zero-Rating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UK government has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;a temporary VAT zero-rating for all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VAT zero-rating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/vat-businesses\/vat-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">means<\/a>&nbsp;that the items sold are still subject to VAT, but that the VAT rate is zero per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you sell PPE, your VAT invoice would now look something like this (please note that these are invented prices):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Compressed   VAT zero rating for personal protective equipment\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKdk10fKq1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\/#VAT_Invoice\" title=\"VAT Invoice\">VAT Invoice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\/#What_counts_as_COVID-19_Personal_Protective_Equipment\" title=\"What counts as COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment?\">What counts as COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\/#The_Chancellors_continual_efforts_to_prevent_collapse\" title=\"The Chancellor\u2019s continual efforts to prevent collapse\">The Chancellor\u2019s continual efforts to prevent collapse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\/#What_else_is_zero-rated_since_COVID-19\" title=\"What else is zero-rated since COVID-19?\">What else is zero-rated since COVID-19?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/vat-zero-rating-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\/#Markets_surging_hope_on_the_horizon\" title=\"Markets surging, hope on the horizon\">Markets surging, hope on the horizon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VAT_Invoice\"><\/span><strong>VAT Invoice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>5 x FFP3 respirators \u2014 \u00a339.99<br>VAT 0% \u2014 \u00a30.00<br>Total: \u00a339.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You still need to issue a VAT invoice for the purchase as with any other VAT-applicable transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The zero-rating went into effect on 1 May and will stay in place until 31 July (or the end of the first VAT quarter for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/vat-payments-on-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stagger group 2<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for this zero rate is to alleviate the burden of VAT for such protective equipment from people and companies that are not able to reclaim their VAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are an online store selling these goods, you will need to update your product inventory to set the VAT to zero per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that you must&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;set the inventory item to \u201cVAT Exempt\u201d or \u201cOut of Scope\u201d, but rather set the VAT percentage to zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_counts_as_COVID-19_Personal_Protective_Equipment\"><\/span><strong>What counts as COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The zero-rate only applies to PPE which follows \u201cPublic Health England\u2019s coronavirus (COVID-19) PPE&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/881669\/COVID-19_personal_protective_equipment__PPE__-_GOV.UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">guidance<\/a> on 24 April 2020\u2033.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Items listed in that article include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Filtering facepiece class 3 (FFP3) respirators<\/li><li>FFP2 respirators<\/li><li>N95 respirators<\/li><li>Any other respirator which complies with Health and Safety Executive&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/respiratory-protective-equipment\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recommendations<\/a><\/li><li>Fluid resistant surgical masks<\/li><li>Eye and face protection, specifically:<ul><li>\u201csurgical mask with integrated visor\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cfull face shield or visor\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cpolycarbonate safety spectacles or equivalent\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Disposable aprons and gowns<\/li><li>Disposable gloves<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Chancellors_continual_efforts_to_prevent_collapse\"><\/span><strong>The Chancellor\u2019s continual efforts to prevent collapse<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/rishi-sunak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rishi Sunak<\/a>&nbsp;has not had an easy time of it since being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on 13 February 2020, barely&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/news\/how-long-uk-lockdown-last\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a month before<\/a>&nbsp;the UK\u2019s lockdown went into effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then he has put into effect unprecedented schemes and programs in an effort to keep the UK economy from collapsing, and to assist businesses and individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 20 March he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/chancellor-announces-workers-support-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which would pay up to 80 per cent of employees\u2019 wages if they were put on furlough, up to a maximum of \u00a32,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He deferred VAT payments for the next quarter until the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He ensured that the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme would be interest-free for a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When that same Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.british-business-bank.co.uk\/ourpartners\/coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme-cbils-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBILS<\/a>) came&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-52043896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">under fire<\/a>&nbsp;for low loan-approval rates, he put into place the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.british-business-bank.co.uk\/ourpartners\/coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-schemes\/bounce-back-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bounce Back Loan Scheme<\/a>&nbsp;(BBLS). The BBLS saw upwards of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/well-over-50000-firms-apply-for-bounce-back-loans-on-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100,000<\/a>&nbsp;small businesses applying for it on the very first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest effort of his is aimed at easing the pressure and costs, however small, for those on the frontlines defending the United Kingdom against the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_else_is_zero-rated_since_COVID-19\"><\/span><strong>What else is zero-rated since COVID-19?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rishi Sunak&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/coronavirus-ppe-vat-personal-protective-equipment-care-homes-a9492831.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;in his March Budget that e-publications would be zero-rated as of 1 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But on 30 April 2020, he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/vat-scrapped-on-e-publications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to make it as easy as possible for people across the UK to get hold of the books they want whilst they are staying at home and saving lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat is why we have fast tracked plans to scrap VAT on all e-publications, which will make it cheaper for publishers to sell their books, magazines and newspapers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, this e-publication zero-rating is now already in effect. If your company sells any e-publications, you need to update your inventory items as above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Markets_surging_hope_on_the_horizon\"><\/span><strong>Markets surging, hope on the horizon<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The FTSE&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/coronavirus-markets-surge-as-europes-reopening-buoys-recovery-hopes-11990492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climbed<\/a>&nbsp;by 4.3 per cent on Monday, 18 May. 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