Student accommodation

I recently had a call about whether student accomodation is a VATable supply. This is an important consideration if you are planning to buy a property for that purpose. I could not answer off the top of my head, so had to do some research and surprise, surprise, there is no simple answer. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants discuss the matter in some detail, but I have to confess, that after studying the article several times, I still don’t know the answer to the question. In essence, the question is whether the agreement is…