You’re worried that one of your customers is about to go under owing you a lot of money. You’ve agreed to write off part of the debt if the balance is paid immediately. How soon can you get a refund
of the VAT you’ve paid on the bad debt?
Published 21.09.2022
HMRC has tough rules about when you must pay the VAT you’ve charged your customers. But where it relates to certain types of service, a loophole allows you to defer payment. How can you take
advantage?
Published 30.05.2014
Every three months you have to pay your VAT, but when money is tight this can be difficult. So what tricks could you use that will keep the VAT in your account for longer?
Published 15.01.2009
Despite vetting your account customers, one of them has done a runner leaving your invoices unpaid. Do the bad debt rules apply meaning you must wait to recover the VAT you’ve paid to HMRC or can you
reclaim sooner?
Published 18.02.2014
If you make a refund to a customer, you can usually reclaim the corresponding VAT you accounted for on the original sale, but not in every case. When are you not allowed to do this and how are the
rules changing?
Published 15.10.2013
When you registered for VAT you reclaimed all the VAT you could for goods and services you bought prior to registration. However, you’re about to sell an asset for which you weren’t entitled to
reclaim VAT. Should you add it to the sale price?
Published 22.05.2019
You’re selling a van which has been used for your business and for private journeys by one of your employees. How much VAT, if any, should you charge the buyer?
Published 31.10.2018
Your new bookkeeper has pointed out that you’ve been charging some customers standard-rate VAT for goods that ought to have been zero-rated and accounted for the excess on your VAT returns. Are you
entitled to a refund?
Published 09.02.2022
Depending on the circumstances, VAT deregistration can be compulsory or voluntary. Either way, the trouble is that the Taxman expects you to account for VAT on the value of all the assets your
business owns. How can you minimise this bill?
Published 15.11.2011
You’ve got some old stock and office furniture clogging up your storeroom. It may not be in mint condition but it’s too good to throw away. If you take it home to use, or your company gives it to
you, what will the Taxman say?
Published 04.03.2011