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Double Reed Ltd. is pleased
to supply its instruments under the Assisted Instruments
Purchase Scheme (AIPS) anywhere in the UK. The AIPS
applies to both new and secondhand instruments, although
it doesn't normally apply to instruments sold for commission*.
The AIPS allows VAT-free
purchase of musical instruments for students receiving
music education/tuition by Local Education Authorities
(LEAs) or LEA schools, when certain criteria are met.
Each LEA and/or school
runs its own AIPS in conformance with the regulations
set out by HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs),
and is able to set its own further criteria and restrictions
when offering the scheme to its students.
We suggest that you speak
to your school music department, your music tutor or
your LEA's music services department at the earliest
opportunity when you are looking for an instrument.
If
your LEA/school offers this service, in broad terms
it works in the following way:
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