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VAT

Essential VAT issues.

This section contains introductory guides to the often very complex area of VAT.

Group VAT registration

Advantages and disadvantages of VAT grouping.

Recovering VAT on staff expenses

How to reclaim VAT on supplies made to your employees.

VAT - a summary

A general overview of the principles of VAT.

VAT - annual accounting scheme

A guide to the annual accounting scheme.

VAT - bad debt relief

The conditions and requirements of claiming VAT relief on bad debts.

VAT - cash accounting

A guide to the cash accounting scheme.

VAT - flat rate scheme

A guide to the simplified scheme for small businesses.

VAT - how to survive the enforcement powers

Making sure you comply with the rules.

VAT do's and don'ts

Key actions to take and traps to avoid.

The latest news

20 Mar

Government publishes additional Brexit advisory documents

The government has published additional documents containing advice on Brexit for UK small businesses.

19 Mar

MPs urge government to implement tax on social media firms

A group of MPs has called on the government to tax the profits of social media businesses.

18 Mar

NEF calls for personal allowance to be replaced with 'weekly national allowance'

Think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has called for the income tax personal allowance to be replaced with a new 'weekly personal allowance'.