EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap
Administration

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT...

European Commission present action plan designed to reboot EU VAT system, which is welcome news to VAT experts Read More...

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Proof is in the pudding as Frozen Fruit Company fails in its bid for zero VAT
Corporate Tax

Proof is in the pudding as Frozen Fruit Company fails in its bid for zero V...

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Proof is in the pudding as Frozen Fruit Company fa...

Tax judges rule that an "All Fruit Frozen Dessert" should have a standard VAT rating, dismissing arguments that it should have a zero rating, like fro...

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Colin: A VAT-onic order
Corporate Tax

Colin: A VAT-onic order

8y Taking Stock

Colin: A VAT-onic order

Colin couldn't help himself when he heard that the tax tribunals had thrown out a Freemasons' Lodge's application for VAT exemption Read More...

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Tribunal denies Freemasons appeal for VAT exemption
Corporate Tax

Tribunal denies Freemasons appeal for VAT exemption

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tribunal denies Freemasons appeal for VAT exemptio...

Upper-tier tribunal rules United Grand Lodge of England did not satisfy criteria to gain VAT exemption Read More...

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Gauke pledges to fight EU on ‘tampon tax’
Personal Tax

Gauke pledges to fight EU on ‘tampon tax’

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gauke pledges to fight EU on ‘tampon tax’

Financial secretary to the Treasury David Gauke to raise issue of VAT levied on sanitary products with European Commission Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: BDO's numbers, BEPS and VATMOSS
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: BDO's numbers, BEPS and VATMOSS

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Friday Afternoon Live: BDO's numbers, BEPS and VAT...

Accountancy Age editor Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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Liverpool accountant failed to pass on VAT
People In Practice

Liverpool accountant failed to pass on VAT

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Liverpool accountant failed to pass on VAT

Alan Goddard charged clients VAT, but pocketed proceeds Read More...

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The Practitioner: Dividends change forces sole trader choice
Corporate Tax

The Practitioner: Dividends change forces sole trader choice

9y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Dividends change forces sole tra...

The small company route is becoming increasingly unattractive, as dividend tax rule changes, plus VAT, sees the sole trader option being taken Read Mo...

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The Practitioner: Mid-life crisis brings succession planning to mind
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Mid-life crisis brings succession planning to mind

9y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Mid-life crisis brings successio...

Is a 'lifestyle practice' the way forward for The Practitioner, or is it a passing mid-life crisis phase? Read More...

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Small business relief at proposed VATMOSS threshold
Corporate Tax

Small business relief at proposed VATMOSS threshold

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Small business relief at proposed VATMOSS threshol...

The VATMOSS regime has seen many small businesses struggle to operate differing VAT rates Read More...

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Corbyn - political Marmite for the business community
Politics

Corbyn - political Marmite for the business community

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Corbyn - political Marmite for the business commun...

CBI slams leader's "people's QE" while RICS and BCC express support Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Firms' audit cost woes + Corbyn's tax strategy
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: Firms' audit cost woes + Corbyn's tax strategy

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Firms' audit cost woes + Co...

Smaller firms bemoan the costs associated with providing audit services, and Jeremy Corbyn's tax strategy comes under scrutiny in the latest Friday Af...

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Corbyn and the Left caught in dichotomy over 'regressive' VAT
Corporate Tax

Corbyn and the Left caught in dichotomy over 'regressive' VAT

9y Nicholas Hallam

Corbyn and the Left caught in dichotomy over 'regr...

Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters must reconcile blunt application of VAT and its effectiveness in raising revenue, writes CE...

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Taking Stock: Bad Blood over VAT rules
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Bad Blood over VAT rules

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Bad Blood over VAT rules

TS still isn't sure what is more 'essential' about crocodile meat than sanitary products Read More...

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Breaking the tax triple lock may be no bad thing
Personal Tax

Breaking the tax triple lock may be no bad thing

9y Accountancy Age

Breaking the tax triple lock may be no bad thing

Even if the triple lock has the desired effect of encouraging households to spend, it may well not be UK business that's in a position to respond Read...

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Book-keeping boss jailed for £250k NICS and VAT fraud
Personal Tax

Book-keeping boss jailed for £250k NICS and VAT fraud

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Book-keeping boss jailed for £250k NICS and VAT fr...

Andrew Bettis "shamelessly" used his employees Tax and National Insurance to fund his businesses Read More...

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Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case
Corporate Tax

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

North England Zoological Society can offset VAT against animal upkeep, first-tier tribunal rules Read More...

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HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling
Administration

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruli...

HMRC seeks to take £1bn Littlewoods VAT ruling to Supreme Court Read More...

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HMRC changes VAT reclaims interpretation
Corporate Tax

HMRC changes VAT reclaims interpretation

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC changes VAT reclaims interpretation

Businesses claiming VAT refunds for assets and stock already held at the time of VAT registration, can now only do so on a pro rata basis Read More...

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Reform Club loses VAT case
Corporate Tax

Reform Club loses VAT case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Reform Club loses VAT case

Westminster private members club loses VAT claim Read More...

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Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud
Corporate Tax

Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud

Southampton ship renovator continued to submit VAT repayment claims years after his company ceased trading Read More...

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Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud
People Business

Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud

Willesden businessman Neil Lesfrance forged documents in order to claim VAT repayments that were not due Read More...

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£4m VAT fraudsters jailed for 20 years
Corporate Tax

£4m VAT fraudsters jailed for 20 years

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

£4m VAT fraudsters jailed for 20 years

Deceased associate's account used to launder millions of pounds of VAT from the taxman Read More...

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E-books to attract VAT after EU ruling
Corporate Tax

E-books to attract VAT after EU ruling

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

E-books to attract VAT after EU ruling

E-books are an 'electronic service', and as such cannot receive reduced rates of VAT like their hardcopy counterparts, top EU court rules Read More...

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Taking Stock: Bad VATMOSSphere
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Bad VATMOSSphere

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Bad VATMOSSphere

VATMOSS is causing some unlikely people a lot of trouble, TS finds Read More...

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HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs
Administration

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

Level of additional VAT from probes into small businesses by HMRC's local offices has now almost doubled in three years Read More...

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Osborne to waive Band Aid 30 VAT
Corporate Tax

Osborne to waive Band Aid 30 VAT

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Osborne to waive Band Aid 30 VAT

Treasury confirms VAT will not be charged on collaborative charity single Read More...

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