
Coronavirus deferral of VAT payments
In another move to help businesses the government announced that VAT registered businesses can defer any VAT payments due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020. There is no

VAT – the concept of business
The VAT system is policed by HMRC and there are penalties for breaches of the legislation.
There are four conditions that must be satisfied in order for an activity to be within

Brexit and VAT Mini One Stop Shop
HMRC has confirmed that after Brexit, you will not be able to use the UK’s VAT Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) to declare and pay VAT. The final return period for the UK’s

Treatment of deposits for VAT purposes
As a general rule, most deposits made by customers serve as advance payments and create a VAT tax point when the deposit is received. It is important that businesses ensure that