We provide a practical, timely and cost-effective VAT advice and support.
Embracing the complexities of VAT at an early stage is not always easy, but it does reap rewards. With the right approach VAT recoveries can be maximised, VAT on sales can be minimised and the cash-flow impact of VAT can be better managed. Those dreaded VAT inspections can also be managed to either be avoided, or become much less of an ordeal.
Our VAT specialists, led by Richard Collier, work with you to promote your business to help maximise your potential. VAT doesn’t always have to be a threat. We have an excellent track record of defending clients and achieving successful outcomes when things go wrong.
As part of an international network, we can leverage our contacts to provide you with global advice on VAT or sales tax regimes to facilitate your growth cross-border.
Our specialist VAT team provide flexible and cost-effective advice to other professionals including accountants, lawyers, architects and surveyors. Contact us for further information.
For existing businesses, our VAT health check aims to give your business peace of mind that it is compliant with all relevant rules, as well highlighting opportunities for VAT savings and efficiencies. We can review:
VAT Director
VAT Assistant Manager
16 March 2022
From April 2022, it will be mandatory for all VAT registered companies, regardless of their turnover, to submit their VAT returns via Making Tax Digital (MTD). Up until this point, MTD VAT returns was compulsory only for VAT registered companies with a turnover above the VAT threshold of £85,000.
19 October 2021
As of 30th September, the temporary 5% reduced VAT rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions has been increased to 12.5% which will be in place until 31 March 2022, after which it will revert […]
17 June 2021
For those who took advantage of the HMRC VAT deferment scheme last year, the potential to delay repayment until 2022 runs out on 21 June.
4 March 2021
The Chancellor has attempted to strike a balance between continuing to prop up the businesses worst affected by COVID-19, while setting out a roadmap to wean the UK economy off this emergency support.
3 March 2021
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered the 2021 Budget on 3 March 2021. Our specialist Personal and Corporate Tax Teams have summarised the key announcements below, with a full report to be published on Thursday 4th March 2021.
3 February 2021
Businesses that took advantage of the COVID-19 VAT payment deferral scheme, allowing them to defer VAT payments due between March 2020 and June 2020 until 31 March 2021, can now apply for an optional extension.
9 January 2021
HMRC have published detailed rules for sales of consignments of goods valued at or below £135. For some time HMRC have been concerned that overseas vendors were not charging and accounting for UK VAT and these rules seek to remedy this.
8 January 2021
As of 1 January 2021, there are changes to the VAT reclaim procedures for UK businesses (including Isle of Man businesses) that incur EU VAT, and vice versa.
22 December 2020
Whilst the UK technically left the EU at the start of 2020, we have been operating on a stand-still basis under the same VAT rules during […]
3 December 2020
During 2020, despite having left the EU, existing rules continued in the UK. As of 1 January 2021, even with the agreed free trade deal, there […]