VAT

We provide both compliance and advisory VAT tax services.

VAT compliance services

As VAT legislation becomes more and more complex, we are finding that clients, especially organisations setting up in the UK for the first time, need help with the basics.

It is important to get VAT compliance right.

Our VAT services include:

• helping clients determine if they are required to register for VAT
• registering businesses
• completion of quarterly returns

VAT advisory services

All businesses are affected by VAT to some extent and a lack of awareness or understanding of the tax can lead to serious problems.

Complex VAT rules

At its simplest, a business charges VAT on its sales and recovers the VAT it pays on its purchases. However, many "sales" are exempt or taxed at a different rate and businesses frequently run into difficulties when trying to apply complex rules to transactions which are not specifically covered by the legislation.

Expert VAT advice

Expert advice is the key to protecting your business from VAT problems. To manage VAT effectively you need an adviser with the commercial awareness and experience to understand your business, not just technical knowledge about the tax.

Our VAT advisory services include:

• advising on structuring transactions to minimise the VAT cost
• negotiating with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on behalf of clients
• providing specialist VAT planning and technical support to in-house tax managers
• advising on group reorganisations
• reviewing in-house VAT recovery rates
• advising on property projects including the funding arrangements

Contact us 

For more information about our VAT services contact the team.