Value Added Tax

Furnished Holiday Lets and VAT

The furnished holiday let (FHL) rules allow holiday lettings of properties that meet certain conditions

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VAT Flat Rate Scheme – are you a limited cost trader?

The VAT Flat Rate Scheme has been designed to simplify the way a business accounts for VAT and in so

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VAT – discounts and free gifts

When you issue an invoice to your customer, you must ensure that you charge the correct rate of VAT.

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Builders – when you may not have to charge VAT

VAT for most work on houses and flats by builders and similar trades, like plumbers, plasterers and

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Reclaiming VAT

For most fully taxable businesses, VAT can be reclaimed on goods and services used in the course and

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Definition of VAT partial exemption

A business that incurs expenditure on taxable and exempt business activities is partially exempt for VAT

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Revoking VAT option to tax land and buildings

There are special VAT rules that allow businesses to standard rate the supply of most non-residential and

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Range of supplies affected by VAT reverse charge

The VAT domestic reverse charge accounting mechanism was put in place to help prevent criminal attacks on

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MTD for VAT – digital records required

The MTD for VAT regime started in April 2019 when businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold of

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Option to tax (VAT) land and buildings

There are special VAT rules that allow businesses to standard rate the supply of most non-residential and

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Charging charities at lower rates of VAT

There are special rules, under which a VAT-registered business can sell certain goods and services to

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VAT Flat Rate Scheme exclusions

The VAT Flat Rate scheme has been designed to simplify the way a business accounts for VAT and in so

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