Liability — water and sewage | Tax Guidance

Liability — water and sewage

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Guidance

This guidance note looks at the liability of supplies of and connected with water and sewage.

For an overview of VAT liability more broadly, see the Liability - overview guidance note.

In-depth commentary on the legislation related to supplies of water and sewerage services is contained in De Voil Indirect Tax Service V4.271.

Water, sewage and connected services - the basics

Liability of supplies of water

When considering the liability of supplies of water it is helpful to make a distinction between:

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water supplied for industrial activities
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water supplied for non-industrial activities

Water for industrial activities

Water which is supplied for what the VAT legislation calls a ‘relevant industrial activity’ will be standard-rated. The supplier is responsible for determining who is using the water and the correct VAT treatment of the supply made.

A relevant industrial activity

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