Taxing emissions: VAT and voluntary carbon credits
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
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
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The 2024/25 tax year is effectively the ‘base year’ for triggering Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax compliance from 6 April 2026.
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HMRC published Revenue and Customs Brief 7 (2024) VAT treatment of voluntary carbon credits (tinyurl.com/53pydsuy) on 9 May, which confirms that v