Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider

dc.contributor.advisorCarpenter, Riley
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Brendon
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T10:50:16Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T10:50:16Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-01-24T11:03:37Z
dc.description.abstractGiven the funding crisis in South African universities, investigation was carried out with respect to the role which Value Added Tax (VAT) plays in the educational services sector. It was found that there are difficulties in accounting for and apportioning VAT due to the diversification of revenue streams, especially with historically government-funded institutions. Furthermore, it was found that the application of current VAT legislation can face difficulties in regards to application of legislation with the move towards digital educational services providers, especially when looking at the role of agency through providing digital educational services on behalf of another institution. Lastly, the role of the VAT exempt status of educational services was seen to be one which can be improved upon so as to remove inefficiencies in the funding process of governmentally funded institutions, and to possible remove the benefit afforded to privately owned institutions.
dc.identifier.apacitationSmith, B. (2019). <i>Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider</i>. (). ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30911en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmith, Brendon. <i>"Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider."</i> ., ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30911en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmith, B. 2019. Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Smith, Brendon AB - Given the funding crisis in South African universities, investigation was carried out with respect to the role which Value Added Tax (VAT) plays in the educational services sector. It was found that there are difficulties in accounting for and apportioning VAT due to the diversification of revenue streams, especially with historically government-funded institutions. Furthermore, it was found that the application of current VAT legislation can face difficulties in regards to application of legislation with the move towards digital educational services providers, especially when looking at the role of agency through providing digital educational services on behalf of another institution. Lastly, the role of the VAT exempt status of educational services was seen to be one which can be improved upon so as to remove inefficiencies in the funding process of governmentally funded institutions, and to possible remove the benefit afforded to privately owned institutions. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Tax Law LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider TI - Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30911 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/30911
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmith B. Investigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider. []. ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30911en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Commercial Law
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.subjectTax Law
dc.titleInvestigating the role of VAT in the changing landscape of Educational Services: A case study of a digital educational services provider
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhil
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