Tax

Visitor attractions unsure about benefits of ‘complicated’ VAT cut

Debate in sector over government’s summer tax rate reduction

VAT cut promises cheaper museum tickets for families

Tax rate reduced to 5% for certain attractions over summer holidays

Review shows hidden benefits of claiming cultural tax relief

Organisations that adopt tax relief earn 37% more income a year than non-claimants

Cultural objects worth £59m gifted to museums and galleries

A total of 32 cases went through Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme last year

Exhibition Tax Relief to be made permanent, chancellor confirms

Museum leaders welcome removal of sunset clause for ‘much-needed’ relief

Exhibition tax relief extended in spring budget

Higher rate of relief will apply until 2025 but expenditure outside the UK will no longer qualify

Deadline approaching for museum and gallery tax relief schemes

Applications due in March for VAT refunds and exhibition tax relief

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Museum of London launches oral history platform and British Museum seeks touring partners

Institutions slow to claim tax relief on their exhibition costs

With only 13% of the expected £30m claimed in 2018-19, there is concern that the relief may be dropped

Scotland’s plan to tax tourists gathers pace

With Edinburgh council having backed a levy of £2 per night, the government has started a public consultation