VATINS8110 - VAT and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT): What is IPT?: Definition of “premium�
72(1): A premium is any payment received under the contract by the insurer, and in particular includes any payment wholly or partly referable to-
- a risk,
- costs of administration,
- commission, (this means that all payments to an intermediary may be treated as if they are part of the premium),
- any facility for paying in instalments or making deferred payment (whether or not payment for the facility is called interest), or
- tax.
An insurer is expected to account for IPT on the amount of the premium due under the contract of insurance. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp amount of the premium includes IPT and any commission paid to intermediaries.
However, where an amount in connection with a standard rated contact of insurance (such as, an arrangement fee) is charged under a separate contract, and the: existence of the separate contract; and amount of the fee are disclosed in writing to the insured, no IPT will be due on that amount.