Ways to avoid private school fee VAT

[tiantian1005]

Hi, not looking for a political debate but has this been discussed on how this can be avoided or recovered as in i am sure there is a workaround. Can we pay the school fee via a limited company then claim back VAT or at least claim as expense or can we do this via a trust fund/

It may make it worse when the schools are over subscribed all of a sudden

Spot on, just got to get this beastly performance with Rish! flying all over the place done for the next 6 weeks and then we can go back to living a normal life.

But she would also have to buy a house in the catchment area of a good school, which is also what a good proportion of the 99% do.

Assuming the private school students are all top performing and not performing better due to smaller class sizes and more teaching intervention, so they will immediately go into a state and be competition? What a strange assumption to make. And for clarity, most if the U.K. has comprehensives anyway!

No idea if there will be a legal workaround OP. I doubt it.

We own properties in a school catchment that’s likely to go up in value if this policy is introduced, so we’ll be putting rents up to cover the difference. It’ll price some out of the catchment that would previously afford it, possibly including our tenants, but the alternative is to pull our child out of their school which I’m not willing to do.

Perhaps their dps wont be able to pay the fees or y6 dps will want places at comps as they can't afford the fees so more competition for the good state schools.

They can move to a sought after catchment area instead of paying fees plus VAT?

All theoretical of course but it could happen

The 20% at our school would be £5400 so c£450 a month, a lot more than our other bill increases!

Typical rich person hunting for tax avoidance schemes 🙄 and they say people on benefits are the scroungers in our society.

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Less than my monthly mortgage increase.

Well they aren't going to throw children out who are already at the school to make room for children from private schools. Going forward no one is guaranteed a place at any school so it won't make much difference.

Private schools should find ways to reduce their costs by 20% so they can cover the VAT without increasing fees. Maybe they could have a tiered approach.

Those parents who want the private school class sizes and better educational tools without the fee increase can get the silver package which includes no extra- curriculars. Those that want all the bells and whistles get the gold package which includes the networking events, after school clubs, extra trips/outings etc

@tiantian1005 perhaps you should spend the money on holidays instead rather than use your own money to pay school fees for your own children? Or what about you find a way to get some benefits instead from the government? Seems that would be a lot more acceptable. Sorry, nothing helpful to add but I hope you find a way to pay the extra if it becomes necessary

Put on your big girl pants and pay the VAT for goodness sake.

And the current rates of child poverty in the UK are Dickensian. PS parents trying to find a tax loophole is such a horrifically bad look - scroungers!

Why are they scrounges though

They are paying school fees on taxed income?

I couldn't agree more!

get a bursary/soclalrship but I think its means tested as I recall someone at working talking about her DH siblins child getting one but the parents were decent earners so had to contribute most of the costs

This thread is about trying to avoid paying the new tax

I might have come up with the answer.

Inspired by my maiden aunt.

Jeezus fucking Christ! Does it just NEVER occur to you fucking toffs that ALL children deserve a decent school education, and that our aim in society should be to make ALL schools outstanding?!

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Yeah. But I literally care about my children the most. As should all good parents.

I'm not about to take opportunities away from my children because of an ideology.

It won't be the whole 20%. School fees are made up of lots of different charges. Some will still be exempt.

In my area private school pupils often get their pick of any state school in the county — address based catchments don’t apply.

@quantmum

Yes fair enough. I don't agree with tax avoidance 😀

Easier option if the school trust the parents, fees become 1k a year. The rest of the fee is a suggested donation to the school.