Potentially good news for members of propriety clubs..

[Dodger]

I am sure this may bore the tits off most on here but for this who are even the slightest bit interested there may be some good news ahead.....

http://www.golfclubmanagement.net/2012/04/cost-of-golf-to-be-challenged-in-court/

 

[milesthenutcracker]

that is potentially massive news - it will change golf in this country if they win the case

 

[CMAC]

nice argument but I can't see any way the UK Tax man is going to agree to refund 21 years of VAT per club which then has to be paid back to each member, lovely thought but........

Best scenario is they agree going forward to a 50% VAT reduction which will still mean cheaper fees but only a small amount.

 

[milesthenutcracker]

The money would go to the club not the member as far as I understand.

Its not just about reclaiming VAT going back to 1973, this could result in VAT dropping to 5% for golfers

 

[CMAC]

The money would go to the club not the member as far as I understand.

as the club were only collecting the money on behalf of the government the overpayment should go back to the individuals that paid it, via their club.

 

[HotDogAssassin]

I'd be interested in Brookesy's view on this as he's a member of Chipping Sodbury GC.

 

[Dodger]

as the club were only collecting the money on behalf of the government the overpayment should go back to the individuals that paid it, via their club.

I can assure you that his will not ever happen should there be a change.

 

[CMAC]

I can assure you that his will not ever happen should there be a change.

that would be a tough argument as it was never the clubs money!

 

[chrisd]

Thanks for the posting Dodger. I have pinged it to our club secretary just in case he hasn't seen it

 

[MashieNiblick]

Interested to read that

"Fred Cowgill, who will argue that a significant portion of a golf club membership fee, believed to be between 30 and 52 per cent, relates to the playing of sport, and it is that amount that should be VAT exempt."

I actually thought that 100% (well 80-90%) of what I paid to my golf club was for playing golf. I pay vat on the food and drinks anyway and can't think that sitting for an hour in the bar once a week after a 4 1/2 hour round accounts for 50% -70% of my membership fees.