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Vaguely Ambiguous Tax

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:30th November 2015
Post category:Updates

Whilst the industry is in the process of aligning itself with HMRC’s published policy in Revenue & Customs Brief 10 2015, (note today’s deadline!), there is another bump in the…

Time is running out

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:28th October 2015
Post category:Updates

You only have until 30th November 2015 to inform HMRC in writing if you wish to take advantage of the transitional or settlement arrangements as detailed in Revenue & Customs…

Doctor, I have a VAT problem

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:22nd June 2015
Post category:Postage / Single sourcing / Updates

HMRC finally published new guidance for the direct marketing industry in the updated versions of Notices 700/24 and 701/10 on 9th June. Following on from this, industry representatives such as…

Some light relief

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:12th May 2015
Post category:Updates

HMRC have recently published new guidance. It covers situations where certain types of charity may reclaim VAT. For most charities nothing has changed. They may not reclaim VAT on costs…

April Fool?

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:22nd April 2015
Post category:Updates

Picture the scene. Your client has asked you to deliver a project by April 1st 2015. They provide you with written confirmation and advise that a full brief will be…

Sort of…but not quite

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:4th February 2015
Post category:Postage / Single sourcing / Updates

So we now have what we’ve all been waiting for. The definitive guide to VAT on direct mail. Or have we… HMRC’s most recent correspondence (Open PDF) is a useful…

Can I have that in writing?

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:7th January 2015
Post category:Postage / Single sourcing / Updates

In a previous blog we set out the facts surrounding HMRC’s policy statements in ongoing discussions with the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). Since then, representatives from both the DMA and…

Tis the season to be silly

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:22nd December 2014
Post category:Updates

Will it be a white Xmas? And if it is will there be VAT on it? A recent tribunal ruled that snowballs are zero-rated but only if they are covered…

Postage update: access agreements

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:28th November 2014
Post category:Postage / Updates

Last month the High Court made a decision in a claim brought by Whistl UK (formerly TNT Post) against HMRC in respect of the scope of VAT exemption provided to…

Your name in lights?

Post author:ZeroVAT
Post published:29th October 2014
Post category:Charity

Or perhaps just on HMRC's new digital service for organisations applying to be recognised as a charity for tax purposes. They'd like us to come up with a name for…