VAT arrangements at Lloyd's - managing agents - quarter 2

VAT information to all managing agents for the quarter ended 30 June, 2003.

Premium figures

  1. VAT premium figures for the period from 1 January, 2003 to 31 March, 2003, were sent out at the beginning of April, 2003 by the Xchanging Ins-sure Services Data and Information section. These should be used in determining the amount of input VAT that can be recovered by each Agency when making VAT returns for the period ended 30 June, 2003
  2. These figures should also be used by syndicates underwriting for the 2000 year of account onwards when making VAT returns for the period ended 30 June, 2003. For further information on the Lloyd's VAT arrangements please refer to Market Bulletins Y2158 dated 3 November, 1999 and Y2507 dated 28 March, 2001.

Reverse charge on imported services

The rates of exchange to be used to convert claims into sterling for the purposes of the imported service charge are as follows:

Month US$ CAN$ EURO AUS$ J Yen SA Rand Swiss F
April 2003 1.60 2.29 1.43 2.55 190.60 11.63 2.17
May 2003 1.64 2.25 1.39 2.51 195.96 13.18 2.13
June 2003 1.65 2.24 1.44 2.46 198.14 12.39 2.24

VAT incurred on claims from services supplied from within the UK

Syndicates and managing agents can only recover UK VAT if it arises on a supply that has been made to an underwriter and the policyholder belongs outside the EU. Managing agents and syndicates are reminded to ensure that Box 20 of the LCCF is completed correctly.

If you have any queries regarding the VAT premium figures report then please contact the Xchanging Ins-sure Services Data and Information section on +44 (0)1634 392024. For all other queries please contact Harinder Sandhu of Lloyd's Taxation Department on +44 (0)20 7327 5396.

Other information

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Last updated on 05 Jan 2007