Our subscriber recently moved to larger premises with enough room to let part to another business. HMRC’s helpline warned that this might result in a reduced entitlement to reclaim VAT. Why, and how
can this trap be avoided?
Published 02.04.2020
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
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
There have been rumours in VAT circles that the recent Finance Act has made it more difficult to recover input VAT, with any special method or calculation used in the past having now being outlawed.
What’s the full story?
Published 21.12.2006
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
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
Renting out residential property is an exempt supply, which usually means you can’t reclaim any of the VAT you’ve paid on running costs. But if you’re already VAT registered, might there be a way to
get around this rule?
Published 31.05.2011
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
If your business makes VAT exempt and chargeable sales, you’ll soon need to make an annual adjustment to the amount you’ve reclaimed on purchases. How can you use this exercise to improve your cash
flow or even reclaim more VAT?
Published 02.05.2012
If your business is partially exempt it isn’t entitled to reclaim 100% of the VAT it pays on certain costs. There are different ways of working out the unreclaimable amount. How can you use them to
reduce your VAT bill?
Published 22.02.2023