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If you are running a business, regardless of whether you operate as a sole trader, in partnership or the business is run as a limited company, you will need to register for VAT if your total taxable turnover in the previous 12 months exceeds the VAT registration threshold of £90,000 or if you expect your … Read more
The VAT flat rate scheme is a simplified flat rate scheme which can be used by smaller businesses to save work. Under the scheme, businesses pay a set percentage of their VAT inclusive turnover to HMRC rather than the difference between the VAT that they charge and the VAT they suffer on the goods and … Read more
As outlined before the election, the new Government is to go ahead with their proposal to impose VAT on school fees. Legislation was published in draft on 29 July, together with a technical note. From 1 January 2025, education services and vocational training supplied by a private school will be liable to VAT at the … Read more
The VAT flat rate scheme is a simple VAT scheme for smaller VAT-registered businesses. Rather than pay the difference between the VAT charged to customers and that incurred on business purchases over to HMRC, traders using the flat rate scheme instead pay a fixed percentage of their VAT-inclusive turnover to HMRC. The percentage depends on … Read more
If you are registered for VAT, you will need to keep normal business records. The records must be complete, up to date and sufficient to enable you to calculate the VAT due to or due from HMRC. You will also need to maintain a VAT account and keep copies of your VAT invoices. Business records … Read more
The VAT registration threshold rose from £85,000 to £90,000 from 1 April 2024. The deregistration threshold increased from £83,000 to £88,000 from the same date. The changes in the thresholds change the trigger points for compulsory registration and optional deregistration. When must you register? You must register if your taxable turnover in the last 12 … Read more
A new penalty regime was introduced for VAT from 1 January 2023. The new regime comprises late submission penalties and late payment penalties. Here we look at the penalty regime for late returns. Late VAT returns The late submission penalty regime kicks in whenever a VAT return is filed late. It applies regardless of whether … Read more
The VAT default surcharge is being replaced with a new VAT penalty and interest regime. The new rules apply to VAT accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Late filing penalties The new penalty regime operates on a points-based system. Each VAT return received late, including nil and repayment returns, will receive one … Read more
If customers do not pay a bill on which you have charged VAT, you may be able to claim bad debt relief & recover the VAT paid over to HMRC
The VAT flat rate scheme can save you work, but it may cost you money. This article explains why it is not always a good idea.
