Spot the claim: Sportech wins £97m in VAT battle
Corporate Tax

Spot the claim: Sportech wins £97m in VAT battle

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Spot the claim: Sportech wins £97m in VAT battle

Betting firm wins latest battle in long-running case against HMRC over unpaid VAT Read More...

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How Brexit will change the UK tax environment
Corporate Tax

How Brexit will change the UK tax environment

10y Accountancy Age

How Brexit will change the UK tax environment

Phillip Gershuny, senior tax partner at Hogan Lovells, outlines how a European exit could affect UK taxes Read More...

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EU’s MOSS changes could see UK companies charging French VAT
Accounting Firms

EU’s MOSS changes could see UK companies charging French VAT

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EU’s MOSS changes could see UK companies charging ...

London accountancy firm Blick Rothenberg warns of potential damages VAT changes could cause UK businesses Read More...

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‘Flawed’ HMRC VAT thinking costing micro business, claims ATT
Accounting Standards

‘Flawed’ HMRC VAT thinking costing micro business, claims ATT

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Flawed’ HMRC VAT thinking costing micro business,...

Tax association is calling on HMRC to review its guidance around the VAT flat rate scheme to help SME owners Read More...

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Harrow accountant convicted of Gift Aid fraud
Administration

Harrow accountant convicted of Gift Aid fraud

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Harrow accountant convicted of Gift Aid fraud

HMRC investigation finds Harrow accountant guilty of Gift Aid and VAT fraud Read More...

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Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?
Politics

Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?

10y Nicholas Hallam

Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?

The EU's new VAT Action Plan plan could itself become a factor in whether Brexit occurs, writes Nicholas Hallam, chief executive of VAT consultancy Ac...

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

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap

10y 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...

10y Fraser Simpson

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

11y 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

11y 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’

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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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