Reduced VAT rate of 5% on any Residential Air Source Heat Pump System!

When installing any heat pump systems for residential applications, end users can qualify for 5% reduced VAT!

HM Revenue and Customs Link: http://bit.ly/1e8Pa3s

Where heat pump installation qualifies for the reduced VAT?

Reduced VAT rate applies on Energy Saving Materials in residential applications (such as heat pumps):
Houses, flats, Armed forces and Children’s residential accommodation
Homes providing care for the elderly, disabled or people who suffer drug or alcohol dependency or mental disorder and Hospices
School and University residential accommodation
Self catering holiday accommodation
Permanently sited caravans (7m plus long or 2.3m wide)
Permanent residential houseboats (subject to council tax)

How the reduced VAT rate works

The reduced rate mainly applies to residential properties
Equipment and installation costs for a qualifying project must be on the same invoiceto benefit from the reduced rate of VAT. Therefore, the contractor will purchase the equipment at the standard rate VAT (20%), but will sell to the qualifying final customer at the reduced rate VAT (5%) and include installation.
The ‘input tax’ (VAT paid by the supplier when he made the purchase) will be more than the ‘output tax’ (VAT he charges) and the difference between the two can be reclaimed from Customs and Excise via the normal VAT return.