Can’t pay VAT? HMRC has online payment plans
Posted by Mark Ingle on May 23, 2025Can’t pay VAT? If your business meets certain criteria, you may be able to make use of HMRC’s online payment plan service.
VAT exempt goods and services – two cautionary tales
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on May 12, 2025If you sell VAT exempt goods or services, you need to make very sure they are in fact exempt – as two recent cautionary tales show!
VAT flat rate scheme explained
Posted by Karen Jones on April 28, 2025If you charge more VAT than you spend on purchases, you may benefit from joining the VAT flat rate scheme. We look at how it works.
HMRC Connect – how the taxman is spying on you
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on April 25, 2025Did you know the taxman has a powerful data gathering system that uses Artificial Intelligence? Learn what HMRC can find out about you.
VAT One Stop Shop rules for EU B2C sales
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on November 15, 2024If you sell B2C services to the EU, learn how this One Stop Shop scheme can cut your admin.
VAT invoice requirements – don’t let your claims get rejected!
Posted by Kirsty Demeza on October 10, 2024Not following official VAT invoice requirements can mean VAT claims become invalid. So how do you avoid this potentially expensive mistake?
Marshmallows and VAT: when size matters
Posted by Ben Locker on September 16, 2024Marshmallows and VAT have recently come under the spotlight. But did a tribunal rule that giant marshmallows were confectionery or not?
VAT Repayment Supplement abolished. But what has replaced it?
Posted by Karen Jones on January 23, 2023The VAT Repayment Supplement of 5% was replaced last year by a new scheme. Sadly, this scheme is a lot less generous.
