VAT relief on digital advertising for charities In the fast-moving and constantly changing landscape of digital advertising, HMRC’s published guidance about the VAT liability of such supplies has not kept…
E-day comes early for the publishing industry It was to be the 1st December 2020 but it has been brought forward to today, 1st May 2020 because of the increase…
As part of the Government’s range of emergency measures to mitigate the impact of Covid-19, financial assistance for business includes being able to defer or postpone some VAT payments. For…
With the current events we all face a lot of what was announced in the Budget has since been delayed or superceded by emergency measures. At this point in time,…
The answer is when it's charity advertising, at least in the opinion of HMRC. Most people would regard promotions on social media and the like as "advertising". This is how…
Deal or No Deal. VAT is still changing Until 29th March 2019 the UK is part of the EU and bound by its rules. Even after the 29th March many…
Contingency plans Recently they government released information about the repercussions of a "no deal" Brexit. This information covered the changes affecting goods bought from other EU countries. If there isn’t…
The Treasury Committee is currently holding an inquiry into VAT. The remit of this inquiry is focusing on three key issues: The tax gap (VAT which is due but not…
What does VAT mean to you? Very Awkward Tax? Vaguely Ambiguous Tax? There is a tendency for print suppliers to follow the path of least resistance when dealing with how…
A recent First Tier Tribunal case which HMRC lost has created a lot of chatter in the industry. The tendency in these situations is for commentators to cherry-pick the snippets…