Registering for VAT can be voluntary or compulsory. Either way it will take time for HMRC to get you in the system and issue a registration number. How should you deal with invoicing your customers
during this period?
Published 28.03.2019
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
Because of exceptional circumstances your business turnover has exceeded the VAT registration limit. You’re sure that this won’t be repeated. Must you register and wait to deregister when your
turnover falls or is there an alternative?
Published 05.09.2023
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
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
One of our subscribers uses a supplier who’s often late in sending its invoices. This sometimes results in a delay of nearly three months before they can reclaim the VAT. Can self-billing solve the
problem?
Published 07.03.2016
Most businesses take for granted that they can register with HMRC and then reclaim any VAT they pay on purchases. But if your business only makes sales outside the UK that aren’t subject to VAT, are
you allowed to register in the first place?
Published 03.12.2009
The practical difficulty which faces many businesses is what to do whilst waiting for a VAT number. Should VAT be charged to customers, and if so, how should it be accounted for?
Published 05.06.2008
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