HMRC

  • AGCO ramps up its tax campaign

    Seamus Rotherick

    The Association of Golf Course Owners (AGCO) is dramatically stepping up its campaign to put pressure on politicians to reform tax legislation in golf.

  • ‘Raise VAT’ call leads to angry backlash

    Seamus Rotherick

    Proprietary golf clubs have been derided as ‘soulless’ in reaction to a call for VAT to be increased on membership subscriptions at private members’ clubs and reduced at profit-making ones.

  • Clubs hope for six figure windfalls

    Alistair Dunsmuir

    If Chipping Sodbury wins then private members’ clubs could recover some of the VAT paid on membership subscriptions between 1973 and 1990.

  • Cost of golf to be challenged in court

    Alistair Dunsmuir

    A golf venue is taking the UK government to court over the definition of membership of a golf club.

  • Landmark VAT green fee ruling for clubs

    Seamus Rotherick

    A British private members’ golf club has been paid £5,000 after it won a landmark VAT ruling that could result in non-profit making clubs restructuring their membership offerings.

  • Proprietary golf clubs urged to make Capital Allowance Tax claim

    Seamus Rotherick

    All proprietary golf clubs in the UK have been urged to make a Capital Allowance Tax claim before next year’s April Budget, when the tax allowance is ended after 62 years.

  • Petition to cut VAT rate for playing golf

    Alistair Dunsmuir

    A former British Women’s Open champion has launched an e-petition to reduce the rate of VAT for playing and watching sport from 20 to five per cent.