by Grace Welsh | Feb 9, 2023 | Business, Tax, VAT
A new VAT penalties regime was brought in this month, and any firms or individuals missing their filing deadline from January 2023 onwards will receive penalty points even if there is no VAT due to be paid. While this may sound more benign than getting a fine,... 
by Grace Welsh | Nov 7, 2022 | Tax, VAT
The majority of measures in former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget have been scrapped after new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tried to settle markets and politicians across the House of Commons with an Emergency Statement on October 17. Gone is the controversial plan... 
by Grace Welsh | Sep 26, 2022 | COVID-19, VAT
All deferred VAT payments should have been dealt with by now, but HMRC has flagged in its latest bulletin for August that if your business is one of those that still has not managed to complete the payments that have been delayed, then you could be facing a penalty.... 
by Grace Welsh | Nov 24, 2021 | VAT
To help the hospitality and leisure industries recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, a reduced rate of VAT of 5% applied from 15 July 2020 until 30 September 2021. This rate has now come to an end, and a new reduced rate of 12.5%... 
by Grace Welsh | Aug 12, 2021 | VAT
The EU e-commerce package came into effect on 1 July 2021. It introduced reforms in respect of the movement of goods from Northern Ireland to the EU and imports of low value goods into the EU or Northern Ireland. Who is affected?The changes will affect you if you: •...