Parents, save the VAT!

If you are buying an instrument for a child under 18 in full time education, you may be entitled to buy the instrument VAT free via the government's Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme (AIPS)
  • First, check with your School or Music Centre that they operate the ´Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme´.
  • Bring your child over for a free 45 minute trial clarinet or saxophone lesson and hand pick your own instrument from a large selection (over 120 in stock) or telephone and reserve an instrument.
  • Obtain the necessary form from your School/Music Centre, or print this page (see below).
  • Complete your details on the form and the choice of musical instrument.
  • After completing your details and instrument choice, you need to pass the form along with your payment to the School/Music Centre for them to complete their details and send the form to us as an official order.
  • The instrument will then be despatched to the School/Music Centre.
  • Finally, you collect your chosen instrument from your School/Music Centre.

The AIPS legal requirements...

The AIPS - Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme - Changes in the 1995 VAT (Education) Order now enable School pupils to purchase musical instruments free of VAT. The procedure for this scheme has been approved by HM Customs & Excise and was reviewed in September 1995 by the VAT Office.

To comply with HM Custom and Excise rules the following criteria must be satisfied:-

  • The student must be in full time education at an LEA School.
  • The student must be receiving music tuition at the School/Music Centre.
  • The instrument must be appropriate for the student's needs.
  • The instrument must be portable.
  • The instrument must change hands on Educational premises.
Although the instrument is purchased by the School/Music Centre, I retain all the purchase and serial number details for warrantee purposes.

If you need further information about the Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme please telephone me on 0118-988 5566 or 07918-777 701 or contact your childs instrumental teacher at the School/Music Centre.

Fairfield Technology Ltd

2 Orchard Close, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1EJ

0118-988 5566 or 07918-777 701 www.saxhire.co.uk  SaxophoneHire@AOL.com

Application Procedure

Personal Details:

Name of Parent:

Address:

 

Postcode

Tel Home:

Tel Work:

Tel Mobile:

School:

Name of child:

Name of instrument teacher:

Instrument:

Supplier: Fairfield Technology Ltd (0118-988 5566) 2 Orchard Close, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1EJ.  0118-988 5566 SaxophoneHire@AOL.com

Instrument price Excluding VAT:

VAT:

Total Due:

Parents Declaration:

I declare that to the best of my knowledge the information given above is correct and I agree to comply with the conditions of the Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme.

 

Parents signature:                                                                           Date: