VAT Margin Scheme on sales of vehicles
A Margin Scheme is an optional method of accounting which allows certain businesses to calculate VAT based on the 'value' they add to the goods they sell, rather than on
Last call, are you ready for revised digital filing of your VAT returns?
Most VAT registered businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold need to be ready to keep digital records for VAT purposes, and to file their VAT returns, as required by the
Beware Limited Cost Test if you use the VAT Flat Rate Scheme
The VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS) has been designed to simplify the way a business accounts for VAT and in so doing, reduce the administration costs of complying with the VAT
VAT registration thresholds
HMRC’s VAT Notice 700/1: should I be registered for VAT? has recently been updated. The update reflects the fact that the taxable turnover threshold, that determines whether
Making an EU VAT refund claim
The VAT paid in other EU countries is often recoverable by VAT-registered businesses in the UK, who bought goods or services for business use. The exact rules of what VAT is
VAT and transfer of business as a going concern
The transfer of a business as a going concern (TOGC) rules concern the VAT liability on the sale of a business. Normally the sale of the assets of a VAT registered or VAT
The VAT concept of business
The VAT system is policed by HMRC and there can be heavy penalties for breaches of the legislation.
There are four conditions that must be satisfied in order for an activity to be
VAT Fuel Scale Charges
The new VAT road fuel scale charges have been published. The changes amend the VAT scale charges for taxing private use of road fuel to reflect changes in fuel prices.
The new
Making Tax Digital for VAT
The deadline for businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold to keep digital records for VAT purposes using Making Tax Digital (MTD), is almost here. For VAT returns periods
VAT grouping
There are special VAT rules that allow two or more corporate bodies to be treated as a single taxable person for VAT purposes known as a VAT group.
Advantages of group