VAT recovery when leasing vehicles

The VAT treatment of motoring expenses is relevant to any business that incurs VAT on motor expenses. We have covered below some important points to be aware of concerning the recovery of input tax (VAT) when leasing vehicles: Leasing company recovering VAT on...

Tax and duty on goods sent from abroad

There are special rules to help ensure that goods sent from abroad are taxed appropriately. The aim is to not disadvantage UK businesses supplying goods in the UK, for example, by having to compete with VAT free imports. This includes goods that are new or...

VAT treatment of road fuel costs

There are four options for the VAT treatment of road fuel costs. Treat all of the VAT as input tax because 100% is used for business purposes. This option only applies to fuel for cars used exclusively for business purposes, such as pool cars. Treat all of the VAT as...

Transferring a VAT registration

The taxable turnover threshold that determines whether businesses should be registered for VAT is currently £85,000. The taxable turnover threshold that determines whether businesses can apply for deregistration is £83,000. The thresholds are...

Check a UK VAT number is valid

The check a UK VAT number service is available at: www.gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number. This service allows users to check: if a UK VAT registration number is valid; and the name and address of the business the number is registered to. The service also allows UK...

VAT Exempt services

A business that incurs expenditure on taxable and exempt business activities is partially exempt for VAT purposes. This means that the business is required to make an apportionment between the activities using a 'partial exemption method' in order to calculate...