Section 281A — Finance Act 2014: VAT and other indirect taxes

VAT and other indirect taxes 281A 1 In the provisions mentioned in subsection (2)—

a “ tax ” includes value added tax and other indirect taxes , and b “ tax advantage ” has the meaning given by section 234(3) and also includes a tax advantage as defined for VAT in paragraph 6, and for other indirect taxes in paragraph 7, of Schedule 17 to FA 2017 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes: VAT and other indirect taxes).

2 Those provisions are—

a section 237D;

b section 241B;

c Schedule 34A.

3 Other references in this Part to “tax” are to be read as including value added tax or other indirect taxes so far as that is necessary for the purposes of sections 237A to 237D, 241A and 241B and Schedule 34A; but “ tax ” does not include value added tax or other indirect taxes in section 237A(10) or 237B(3).

4 In this section “ indirect tax ” has the same meaning as in Schedule 17 to FA 2017.