At this time of year we think about New Year’s resolutions. It is also a good time to start planning your tax affairs and see where you can save tax in 2023 before the end of the tax year on 5th April. An obvious tax planning point would be to maximise your ISA...
Through our VAT review services we come across many common errors. One in particular relates to input tax reclaims on road fuel. We have put together the following guidance to help clear up common misconceptions and errors. Reclaiming VAT on business fuel costs There...
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT has been with us since April 2019, with the extension to all VAT registered businesses from April 2022. The next roll-out will be the introduction of MTD for income tax which is scheduled to start in April 2024. The obligation to keep...
HMRC have issued new guidance on the penalties that they impose for non-compliance with the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT rules. In particular, there is a penalty of up to £400 for every VAT return a business files without using ‘functional compatible software’. ...
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chancellor reduced the rates of VAT for the leisure and hospitality sector to just 5%. That reduced rate applied from 15 July 2020 until 30 September 2021 when the rate was increased to the current 12.5%. However, the rate is...
HMRC have recently updated their guidance on accounting for VAT on goods imported from outside the UK which, since Brexit, includes the European Union. Businesses registered for VAT in the UK can account for import VAT on their VAT Return for goods imported into:...
