As expected, the new Labour government has published draft legislation subjecting private school fees to VAT from 1 January 2025. VAT on private school fees is here. The draft measures have been published for technical consultation before they are included in the Finance Bill for 2024-25. The background The current VAT legislation includes a VAT […]
Category Archives: VAT Compliance
HM Revenue & Customs, VAT, VAT Compliance, VAT Return
Why do you need to know the difference between VAT Error and Adjustment?
10
Feb
Feb
The word “adjustment” means alteration in the English Language whilst “error” means a mistake. The difference between the two is important because when it comes to your VAT Returns how you deal with a VAT error is different to how you can deal with a VAT Adjustment. What qualifies as a VAT Adjustment? […]
HM Revenue & Customs, VAT, VAT Compliance, VAT Return
Changes to VAT penalties – what you need to know
07
Dec
Dec
The changes in the VAT penalty system which we have known about for a while comes into effect next month (January 2023). We are expecting more details this month from HM Revenue & Customs but here’s what we know so far relating to the changes to VAT penalties. The main reason for the introduction of […]
09
Mar
Mar
It’s not long to go before 1st April 2022. What is the relevance of this date you ask? This is the date MTD comes into play if you are a VAT Registered business but not yet filing under MTD. What is MTD? Making Tax Digital (MTD) is HM Revenue & Customs plan to digitise […]
01
Oct
Oct
The new penalty regime from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) The UK tax system is moving towards a more digital system with the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) and as part of it HMRC are introducing new penalty measures. If you are not familiar with MTD then please visit our previous blogs What is […]