Coronavirus business aid update
30th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, Coronavirus, Employment Tax, VAT by Forbes Dawson
We summarise below the new self-employment Income Support Scheme. We have also provided more detail to the points raised in our…
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Cancel direct debits to enjoy VAT deferral
27th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, VAT by Forbes Dawson
The issue Under the government’s proposals VAT payments due before 30 June 2020 will not now need to be made until…
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A Christmas gift from the VAT man
18th November 2019 | Posted in Articles, VAT by Andrew Marr
In the run up to the festive period, many businesses will be facing the usual tax questions associated with entertaining and…
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VAT reverse charge for construction services
24th May 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, VAT by Andrew Marr
The issue A reverse charge for construction work will be introduced on 1 October 2019. This is an anti-fraud measure under…
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Prepare for VAT issues before property auctions
4th January 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax, VAT by Andrew Marr
The issue If you get involved in buying a commercial property at auction then there is a good chance that such…
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Guard against VAT on private school fees
19th October 2018 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client, VAT by Andrew Marr
The issue It is now being widely rumoured that VAT will be applied to public school fees, which is currently generally…
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Beware of disapplied VAT option to tax
9th March 2018 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, VAT by Andrew Marr
Option to tax ‘disapplications’ When a commercial property is sold the default position is that this will be exempt for VAT…
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Building a Home? Less (VAT) is more!
19th May 2017 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax, VAT by Zachary Tan
The issue When the father of modern architecture Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe said ‘less is more’, little did he know…
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SDLT reclaim opportunity for VAT transfers of a going concern
8th July 2016 | Posted in Articles, VAT by Andy Burrell & Linda Manson
HMRC previously held the view that the purchase of a business by a VAT group member who only made supplies of…
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Issued with a VAT penalty? All may not be lost!
17th June 2016 | Posted in Articles, VAT by Andy Burrell & Linda Manson
If you have been issued with a penalty for a misdemeanour in your VAT affairs and you think it is unreasonable…
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