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<blockquote data-quote="Mick1959" data-source="post: 1746849" data-attributes="member: 468871"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>I have read often on the forums where retailers deny knowing that products for those who have or buy for diabetics are VAT free.</p><p></p><p>So here is a link from Gov.uk site re <strong>VAT Notice 701/7: VAT reliefs for disabled and older people </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>(note HMRC admits terminology is all encompassing and may be insensitive to some but includes diabetics - see below)<strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Under this notice its states under paragraph :</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>3.2.1 What does ‘chronically sick or disabled’ mean?</strong></span></p><p>A person is ‘chronically sick or disabled’ if he/she is a person with a:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect upon his/her ability to carry out everyday activities</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>condition which the medical profession treats as a chronic sickness, such as diabetes</strong></li> </ul><p>See link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-people/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-and-older-people#customer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-people/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-and-older-people#custome</strong>r</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Perhaps quoting this will help you convince the unknowing to obtain the items such as meters test strips/sensors vat free or show them a copy of the note</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mick1959, post: 1746849, member: 468871"] Hi I have read often on the forums where retailers deny knowing that products for those who have or buy for diabetics are VAT free. So here is a link from Gov.uk site re [B]VAT Notice 701/7: VAT reliefs for disabled and older people [/B] (note HMRC admits terminology is all encompassing and may be insensitive to some but includes diabetics - see below)[B] [/B] Under this notice its states under paragraph : [SIZE=5][B]3.2.1 What does ‘chronically sick or disabled’ mean?[/B][/SIZE] A person is ‘chronically sick or disabled’ if he/she is a person with a: [LIST] [*]physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect upon his/her ability to carry out everyday activities [*][B]condition which the medical profession treats as a chronic sickness, such as diabetes[/B] [/LIST] See link: [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-people/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-and-older-people#customer'][B]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-people/vat-notice-7017-vat-reliefs-for-disabled-and-older-people#custome[/B]r[/URL] [B]Perhaps quoting this will help you convince the unknowing to obtain the items such as meters test strips/sensors vat free or show them a copy of the note [/B] [/QUOTE]
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