VAT services
Our indirect taxes team has a wealth of experience in providing compliance, consultancy, structuring and planning services covering VAT to a range of media companies. These include small start up ventures to large multi national businesses.
The VAT team has also worked with a significant number of overseas companies wishing to establish their business in the UK or across Europe.
VAT experience
The team’s experience ranges from TV and film businesses and partnerships, to advertising and publishing and a particular specialism in digital media companies with worldwide online sales to businesses and private consumers.
Some examples of the services we provide and common VAT issues are listed below:
For further information on any of these services, please contact
Hannah Dobson
tel: 020 7131 8138
email Hannah Dobson.
General VAT consulting
- VAT liability issues for media supplies, eg. printed magazines, digital books (“ebooks”) etc
- advice on VAT recovery issues (UK and overseas)
- efficient supply chain transactions, VAT payments and recovery
- VAT invoicing requirements and the new rules
International VAT
- overseas VAT registrations and VAT advice
- advice in relation to digital e-supplies, and EU registration requirements as a result of e-sales
- liability advice in relation to cross border supplies of media services; advertising, TV rights, royalties, digital services etc
- advice on cross-border movement of goods, eg. supply and install of media equipment (cameras, projectors, etc)
- Jersey is implementing a VAT system with effect from May 2008. Advice can be given on the changes and requirements of this new system, if you have a base in Jersey
VAT structuring
Examples include:
- use of low–VAT jurisdictions for sales of downloaded services, eg. music, films etc
- structuring of EU registration requirements for overseas supplies of digital services
- structuring of subscription services and any overseas registration requirements for the sale and delivery of publications to take advantage of any lower VAT rates for published/printed matter
VAT Compliance
- preparation and submission of VAT returns in the UK and overseas
- VAT registration applications
- preparation and submission of Intrastat and EC Sales lists
- claims for overseas VAT (EU and non-EU)
Contact us:
For more information about our VAT services to media companies contact:
Hannah Dobson
tel: 020 7131 8138
email: Hannah Dobson
