Understanding VAT for UK businesses is essential if you're trading goods or services. From what counts as a taxable supply to when you need to register, VAT can seem like a maze, but it doesn’t have to be. In this guide, we’ll break down the types of VAT, the...
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Understanding VAT & Dealing With It
Understanding VAT and dealing with it is the focus of today's blog. Value Added Tax (VAT), or as many call it, Very Awkward Tax, is a critical part of UK business. Whether you're a sole trader, a limited company, or a non-profit, VAT affects you. Understanding VAT...
How VAT in the UK Works and How to Stay Compliant
About this episode In this episode, we explain how VAT in the UK works and why it matters for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Whether we are running a sole trader business, limited company, charity, not-for-profit, or growing organisation, VAT can affect how we...
Reverse Charging VAT Explained: What It Is And Why It Matters
Running a business in the UK - we know it comes with its fair share of tax responsibilities. And VAT is often one of the most confusing areas, especially reverse charging VAT. It's something every business owner, freelancer, or entrepreneur needs to understand....
Agents and VAT: A Sneak Peek into the World of Taxation
Are you drowning in a sea of VAT confusion? Worry not, for we've got a sneak peek into the intriguing world of Value Added Tax (VAT), more specifically agents and VAT. To cover the basics, let’s first look at VAT and what it stands for. What is VAT? Don't let your...
VAT and Agent Relationships
In the dynamic realm of business, whether steering a private enterprise or a non-profit organization aspiring to make a social impact, one constant looms large – taxes. Amidst the myriad of taxes, VAT, or the rather awkwardly named Value Added Tax, emerges as a...
Claiming VAT on cars
Claiming VAT on cars is the title of this week’s video. So if you’re buying a car, it can be difficult to know what the rules are around VAT. Moreover, can you reclaim the VAT ? Above all are you struggling to recover VAT on your car purchase? If you’re like most...
Video on your VAT responsibilities
Your VAT responsibilities after registration continue until the day you come out of the VAT system. As an unpaid tax collector for HMRC you must know your duties and responsibilities. The last thing I want is for you to end up on the naughty step with HMRC and run...
What is VAT – Easy introduction
What is VAT ? VAT, or very awkward tax as I like to call it confuses and scares many business owners. Above all, Fear not! I'm going to talk to you about what VAT is, how it affects your business, and enlighten with how the VAT system works. This is part 1 of a...
Make your cashflow forecast with Microsoft Excel
Do you want to know how to Make your cashflow forecast with Microsoft Excel? Making your own cashflow forecast is easy with Microsoft Excel. You can use it for any business, big or small. It’s the world's leading spreadsheet and has been around since 1985. If you're...
VAT After Brexit for UK Businesses: Goods, Services and EU Sales
VAT after Brexit still matters for UK businesses that buy from, sell to, or trade with customers in the EU. If your business sells goods, services or digital products, the VAT treatment depends on what you sell, where your customer is based, and whether the customer...
VAT in a post Brexit world
Previously we talked about Brexit and your business, this week I want to look at VAT in a post-Brexit world. Last week we spoke about Brexit. This week we're going to talk about VAT in a post Brexit world. VAT in a post-Brexit world. What does it look like? Well, in...
VAT in a post Brexit world
At the end of December 2020 the UK enters a brave new world, it seems appropriate to see how Brexit affects your business We have lots of questions about business and Brexit, some answers we know, some answers we don't. In this weeks podcast, we share some answers,...
Business and Brexit – FAQ’s
Brexit and your business This blog is about business and Brexit - Frequently asked questions. Some may say, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Firstly, what a year 2020 has been so far for business and a challenging business landscape. We’ve had the C word...