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Why are so many accountants nervous about VAT? The answer, I suspect, is because of the exceptions in the legislation that cause extra layers of complication.

Furnished holiday lettings

Clause 25 and Schedule 5 provide for the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) regime with effect from 1 April 2025 for companies and 6 April 2025 for

Where has the time gone? Somewhat incredibly, it is almost exactly four years sincethe reverse charge rules for the construction industry were introduced on 1 March 2021.

I enjoy quoting the famous line of the late comedian Eric Morecambe when he was making a mess of playing the opening bars of Grieg’s piano concerto.

The clauses selected for debate by the Committee of the whole House related to capital gains tax (CGT) rates and reliefs, oil and gas taxation, VAT on private school fees rates and rates of stamp d

A fundamental tenet of regulated emission trading schemes is that some businesses can reduce emissions at a lower cost than others, and the atmosphere is indifferent to the source of emiss

What are your biggest VAT memories of 2024? You will probably recall two major announcements.

HMRC has often claimed that big backlogs in issuing VAT registration numbers are caused by basic errors made by the applicants when they complete Form VAT 1.

The repetitious nature of certain referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union is perhaps a fact of life.

In July, the government published draft legislation to remove the specific tax treatment for income and gains from furnished holiday lets (FHLs) from April 2025.