Increasingly partnerships with the third sector and the pooling of resources through Shared Service arrangements are becoming more commonplace.  Significant VAT issues can arise through these arrangements and this course dispels the myth that VAT is not really an issue for local authorities.  Following an analysis of the different types of partnerships that may be encountered, we consider real events where things have not worked out well and also look at some arrangements that have been implemented successfully! 

The course would benefit:

• those with day to day responsibility for VAT management
• capital accountants
• leisure accountants
• those with senior management responsibilty for the VAT function

The course tutors are Peter Gladdish and Gordon Turner, who all have considerable experience of working with local authorities of all sizes on a broad range of VAT issues. Peter is also a member of the CIPFA VAT Committee.