Vat on Independent school fees?

[johnnytapia]

Another 111 kids looking for places in state schools….

That’s an additional 1.29 children per primary school in Stoke. It’ll be a struggle but I think they’ll cope.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Is it right that people boarding should pay VAT on their boarding fees? If so, why?

You pay it on hotel accommodation.

 

[bluenova]

That’s an additional 1.29 children per primary school in Stoke. It’ll be a struggle but I think they’ll cope.

I think some schools might have to take 2 and others just the 1. It's not fair, but 1.29 would cause all sorts of issues.

 

[johnnytapia]

If we're going to make it an argument about what is "right", I'd probably say that kids shouldn't be farmed out to live in institutions.

Why would any parent choose to “board” their child and forego all that precious time with them?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Why would any parent choose to “board” their child and forego all that precious time with them?

If they are called Jacob.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Another 111 kids looking for places in state schools….

If you had bothered to read the article you'd know its 70 not 111 and they are allowed to enrol into another fee paying school if thats what their parents want

 

[bluethrunthru]

Yep, they mentioned issues with teachers' pensions, so it's hardly an issue that's just come about in the last year.

I'd imagine this will be a good excuse for already failing institutions

 

[metalblue]

You pay it on hotel accommodation.

I was merely establishing that for state boarding schools you don’t pay VAT on boarding fees but you do for private boarding school. There is a certain “discrepancy” there and given one of the 3 guiding principles in the legislation is fairness it’s failing that test quite spectacularly.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I was merely establishing that for state boarding schools you don’t pay VAT on boarding fees but you do for private boarding school. There is a certain “discrepancy” there and given one of the 3 guiding principles in the legislation is fairness it’s failing that test quite spectacularly.

Who uses state boarding schools though? If it's for people like military on deployment, then I get it.

 

[metalblue]

Who uses state boarding schools though? If it's for people like military on deployment, then I get it.

There is one I am familiar with which is an excellent school that parents are desperate to get in to. Private school standards in a state school naturally in huge demand. Has a very small catchment area but once you go to day board or failing that, full board, you can often secure a place - whilst they don’t offer flexible boarding they do say that as many of their boarders live locally they do tend to go home at weekends.