VAT Blog

I’ve recently added a new section to the website which contains a summary of the main VAT rules relating to charities and links to the HMRC notices which contain more detailed information (see the link on the menu). As you’ll see, it’s a big topic. In fact, the...

VAT, construction and buildings: Anything to do with VAT and property always comes with a very strong health warning. This applies whether we’re talking about charity or non-charity property. In the case of charities, the rules are very detailed. While certain...

VAT Reliefs on Income See VAT leaflet 701/1/04 Charities http://tinyurl.com/5wugmqh for detailed information about the VAT treatment of income received by charities Section One: Zero-rating Sales of donated goods Exports of any goods by charities See VAT leaflet...

Charity: VAT reliefs on expenditure Section One: Zero-rating Charity: VAT reliefs on expenditure.  Zero-rating relief on expenditure falls into two main sections: the first is where the expenditure is on certain types of goods and services, while the second provides...

VAT and Charities: charity doesn't always mean VAT free.  There is a widely held assumption that anything to do with charities is tax and VAT free. Unfortunately the VAT rules are not so generous and charities are required to pay VAT on their business sales and...

It really is about time that HMRC got their website up to scratch and, in particular, get the search facility sorted out. Unless you know the actual name and number of any specific VAT notice, the search facility is a real hit and miss affair. And even if you do know...