Exclusive: Guardian finds companies are not adding on tax on kits for holidaymakers
Companies offering Covid tests to travellers may be skewing the market by not charging VAT sales tax, a Guardian investigation has found, adding to pressure on the government to intervene and regulate pricing.
Guidance from the UK’s tax authority, HMRC, states Covid tests are only exempt from VAT, which amounts to 20% on the sale price, if administered by a registered health professional or if the company selling them has sales of less than £85,000 a year.
