You’re winding up one of your subsidiary companies and it will soon have to deregister for VAT. The trouble is the company still has to pay rent for a while and the landlord adds VAT. Where do you
stand with reclaiming it?
Published 16.03.2015
If your business has ceased trading or its VATable turnover has fallen below the deregistration limit, you can cancel your VAT registration. But the process isn’t always straightforward. So what
traps should you be watching for?
Published 03.05.2023
You’re closing your business and moving on to a new venture. As a result you’re cancelling your VAT registration. HMRC has told you that you must pay VAT on the value of assets still owned by the
business. Does this apply to all assets?
Published 03.09.2018
Following the recent change to Royal Mail postal charges (what you pay depends on the size of the parcel rather than just its weight), you’ve decided to use couriers more regularly. What are the VAT
implications of this?
Published 14.09.2006
The VATman has finally got around to changing the law on recovering VAT on employee mileage claims. How should you react to this?
Published 02.02.2006
Every three months you have to pay your VAT, but when money is tight this can be difficult. So what tricks could you use that will keep the VAT in your account for longer?
Published 15.01.2009
Because of exceptional circumstances your business turnover has exceeded the VAT registration limit. You’re sure that this won’t be repeated. Must you register and wait to deregister when your
turnover falls or is there an alternative?
Published 05.09.2023
When one of your companies started trading it registered and reclaimed VAT on its start-up costs. But now that its turnover has fallen what are the pros and cons of deregistering it?
Published 23.06.2015
The difficult trading conditions over the last couple of years have hit small businesses particularly hard. Some have fallen below the VAT deregistration threshold. What do you need to consider
before deregistering?
Published 12.05.2010
Does your business use self-employed staff/contractors? If it does, what happens to VAT on, say, their overnight expenses? Can the VATman argue you can’t reclaim the VAT on any expense they recharge
to you?
Published 25.09.2008