Melanie Lord was the guest for a ‘Tony Talks’ ICPA webinar on the Domestic Reverse Charge. Here are some questions accountants asked Melanie and ICPA CEO, Tony Margaritelli First off, Melanie explained the services that are included in the reverse…
Category: VAT
This is Vat not M&S Vat
I just felt I had to report a case before the tribunal brought by Marks & Spencer. The case revolved around an M&S offer of “dine in for two for £10 with free wine”. Yep, the advert looked great, you…
C Minus for the Vat Helpline and as for the Digital Agenda well…
I had to smile when I read recently about the travails suffered by Neil Warren the Vat well know VAT Consultant and award-winning writer on tax when he tested the HMRC Vat Helpline for a short article in Taxation Magazine…
VAT Update – Domestic Reverse Charge
My opening comments on our webinar on the Domestic reverse Charge for VAT, which I hosted along with Melanie Lord of AVS VAT on 25 June, were that HMRC should have produced much more information much sooner. As the webinar progressed it was…
MTD for VAT Key Dates are Approaching
As a business managing your own VAT returns under the Making Tax Digital rules that came into effect this year, it is important to note that some important dates are coming up. Registering for MTD for VAT You can register…
All change for Vat on Building Works : Don’t get Caught Out
Yes we can – no thanks to HMRC Our VAT guru Melanie Lord has a word of warning: it’s time you got ready for the new reverse charge rules Although there is a still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding…
10 Myths about MTD4VAT
At BTCSoftware we have received many questions from confused accountants about Making Tax Digital (MTD), so we felt that putting together a list of the ‘top 10 myths’ that we have come across will help Accounting Practice readers. We understand…
MTD4Vat, MTDfB and Penalties. How far will HMRC go?
Les Howard has some troubling questions regarding the Revenue’s power to issues penalties under the new MTD regime. I’ve been thinking about Making Tax Digital (MTD) and asking myself how VAT penalties will be affected by MTD. In a worst-case…
MTD4VAT The Software Developers Perspective
With MTD for VAT just around the corner, software developer Ian Vickers explains how his firm is making last-minute preparations for its introduction Further to my article in the last issue for Accounting Practice about how I am approaching Making…
Claiming Vat back without an Invoice: HMRC Are Getting tougher
Our VAT guru Melanie Lord is finding HMRC more hardline than in previous times Has anyone else noticed that HMRC are using their discretion much less freely than they used to? We recently encountered several situations where in years gone…