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VAT – Option to tax

29th September 2026
In VAT, the ‘option to tax’ (OTT) allows someone to treat supplies of non-residential land and buildings (L&B), which would otherwise be exempt, as being taxable. This means that you must charge VAT at 20% on any rents you charge tenants or on any sale proceeds, but it allows you to recover VAT on any...