by Marie Stein | 26 Mar, 2012 | General VAT
Q: Hi, My wife has a small part time slimming business selling meal replacement packs and has traded for several years. She registered for VAT voluntarily as there is no VAT on the packs and her turnover was below the registration limit. She has recently received a...
by Marie Stein | 2 Jan, 2012 | General VAT
Q: Hello Marie As Amazon collects and pays over the VAT on ebooks, should small publishers who are below the VAT registration threshold register for VAT voluntarily, as they should be able to recover the input VAT on their purchases. Is this arrangement some kind of...
by Marie Stein | 27 Nov, 2011 | General VAT
Q: Hi Hoping someone can give some VAT advice and how to deal with the HMRC. This week I received a Demand for Immediate payment. Previous to this I had no communicationwhatsoever. Indeed the notice came in unbranded HMRC envelope, on flimsy HMRC paper. It did not say...
by Marie Stein | 23 Nov, 2011 | General VAT
Q: I have a question my trust does lab testing for other hospitals in Ireland and Portugal. As an NHS organisation we do not charge VAT. What is the impact of VAT to the other no Uk hospital and my trust? A: Hi It’s a bit of a big subject really but in principle, the...
by Marie Stein | 23 Nov, 2011 | General VAT
Q: HMRC guidance on employee entertainment states “employee entertainment……..is considered to be for business purposes and so you can claim back the VAT…….however you cannot claim back the VAT in either of these circumstances: When...