Royal Opera House loses £532k VAT case
The Royal Opera House in London has fallen foul of HMRC’s VAT regulations as the Upper Tribunal has found against them which means they have lost £532,000
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VAT and electric car charging
The UK government is encouraging the uptake of electric cars to help address issues with emissions and climate change. In an effort to support this move HMRC has recently issued a briefing which seeks to ‘clarify’ the VAT liability of charging electric vehicles.
One month left to join VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme
Businesses that deferred VAT payments last year have one month left to join online to pay in monthly instalments under the VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme brought in by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
What do points make?
Sadly not prizes in this instance as HMRC has issued a policy paper called ‘Penalties for Late Submission’ which involves a points based penalty approach.
VAT, bread and sugar
A recent and unusual legal precedent has been set which relates to VAT in the food sector, though it may not be something you’ve considered before when tucking into your takeaway sandwich…
VAT rate reduction
In an urgent response to the coronavirus pandemic and to support businesses severely affected by forced closures and social distancing measures the government has announced a temporary reduction in the VAT rate for certain items.
VAT deferment scheme set to end soon
As part of the government’s business support initiative in response to the coronavirus crisis businesses were allowed to defer their VAT payments due between 20 March to
30 June 2020 until March 2021 without HMRC charging interest or penalties.
What would a cut in VAT mean for your business?
You’ll probably have seen the rumours in the press that the UK government is considering whether to follow Germany’s lead with covid-19 recovery VAT cuts. Here we take a look at what that could mean for businesses in the UK.
VAT, yachts and motorhomes
Some of the Bedrock team are rather partial to motorhomes, and indeed boats, so a recent CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Communities) judgement relating to the VAT treatment of caravan sites and harbours caught our eye.
Is your business VAT registered?
It’s easy to get caught out by the VAT registration threshold if you’re operating a relatively new business. When starting up your business the thought of reaching a threshold of £85,000 may have seemed a distant dream but you’d be surprised how quickly you might have got there.
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