The economic downturn could mean your business will see an increase in bad debts. But the silver lining could be a reduction in your VAT bills. How does this work and does the recent change in the
VAT rate mean you get less back?
Published 12.02.2009
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
Even the VATman recognises that bad debts are an inescapable part of business life. But at what stage in this current credit crunch will he allow you to get the VAT back on your bad debt customers?
Published 03.07.2008
Even the VATman recognises that bad debts are an inescapable part of business life. But at what stage does he allow you to get the VAT back you’ve already paid on the debt?
Published 11.05.2006
You must account for the full amount of VAT on sales even if your customer only pays part of your bill. Eventually you can claim the VAT back. But what’s your position where your invoice relates
entirely to VAT?
Published 05.03.2013
Honest mistakes in your VAT returns are bound to happen, even HMRC acknowledges this. What steps must you take to put them right and what other tax adjustments might you need to consider?
Published 31.03.2017
Your new bookkeeper has been looking over your records and says HMRC owes you VAT in respect of bad debt relief for overdue customer bills. This conflicts with advice you previously received. So
who’s right?
Published 04.03.2015
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 a customer doesn’t pay your bill you can get back any VAT on this that you’ve paid over to HMRC. But where do you stand if you’re withholding payment to a supplier because you’re in dispute with
them?
Published 16.07.2013
One of our subscribers wants to hive off a small part of his business to develop and ultimately sell. The main business is VAT registered, but will the registration continue to apply to the smaller
business after it’s hived off?
Published 02.09.2016