From April 2009 the Taxman is applying some new rules for those businesses reclaiming VAT under the partial exemption rules. But will these benefit you, or are the changes just another example of
government red tape?
Published 24.06.2009
As a partially exempt business you’re required to review the VAT you’ve reclaimed over the previous twelve months and make an annual adjustment. What should you be looking out for to ensure you’ve
maximised your claim?
Published 19.01.2017
As a partially exempt business the amount of VAT you can recover on purchases is restricted unless overridden by the de minimis rules. These can be applied in different ways, but which produces the
best outcome?
Published 13.05.2020
As your business is partially exempt for VAT purposes it’s required to make fiddly adjustments to its bookkeeping records when preparing VAT returns. How can you simplify these to save time and
effort?
Published 03.04.2024
Where your business makes exempt and VATable supplies, new formulas were introduced last year for calculating the VAT you can reclaim on purchases. These might have saved you money. Is it too late to
go back and use them now?
Published 17.02.2011
A business associate has suggested you use a “special method” for your VAT partial exemption calculation as it saves their business money. When can you use a special method and can it actually lower
your VAT bill?
Published 03.06.2019
As a rule you can only claim a tax deduction for business expenses net of any VAT you’ve reclaimed. But where do you stand with the Taxman if later he claws back or repays some of this VAT?
Published 05.04.2012
You plan to extend your house to accommodate an office for your business. A colleague has told you that this means VAT will have to be accounted for when you sell the property. Is he correct?
Published 21.09.2016
You’re selling your business premises and moving to another. The sale is VAT-exempt so you’re concerned that the partial exemption rule will apply and reduce the VAT you can reclaim on your general
costs. Is there a way you can prevent this?
Published 19.11.2021
Giving your employees benefits-in-kind (BiK) can be a tax-efficient way of rewarding them, but it still costs money. You can reduce this by reclaiming the VAT you paid in providing the BiK, but what
are the consequences?
Published 16.09.2010