LOSSES - 31.10.2023

VAT on fees for loss-making networking events?

A subscriber hosts networking events at a hotel, charging £30 per delegate for light refreshments and the travel costs of a guest speaker. They don’t charge output tax as all events make a loss but input tax is claimed on the costs. Is this correct?

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