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VAT

VAT

Navigate VAT with clarity and confidence

VAT can be complex, with different rates, exemptions, and recovery restrictions affecting your costs and cash flow. With potential exposure of up to 20% of costs, getting it right – and early – can make a real difference to your business.

We help businesses navigate VAT complexities to identify opportunities for rebates, avoid unexpected costs and ensure compliance.

Whether it’s understanding new rate changes, applying exemptions to income streams, or managing recovery restrictions, we provide practical guidance that keeps your business ahead.

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Advisory

Complete satisfaction on your VAT position, and what you can do to improve it.

VAT planning and transaction support

VAT should never be an afterthought. We advise on restructures, acquisitions, disposals, property transactions, transfer of going concern (TOGC) analyses and significant contracts to ensure VAT is managed efficiently and risks are identified early.

HMRC liaison

Find out if you can reclaim VAT, and get peace of mind from your dealings with HMRC.

Compliance

Easy and accurate VAT returns to satisfy your compliance needs, all compliant with Making Tax Digital.

Partial exemption

We help businesses with partial exemption methods and complex input VAT recovery calculations, to deliver, ensuring defensible and efficient outcomes.

International and cross-border VAT

If you trade overseas, we advise on EU and non-EU trade, imports and exports, reverse charge mechanisms, and overseas VAT registrations, helping you trade with confidence.

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24 July 2026 VAT update: Date announced for the Capital Goods Scheme threshold to rise to £600,000 Learn more
23 July 2026 VAT cut on electricity bills Learn more
16 March 2026 Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme closed, but replacement scheme coming to England Learn more
20 February 2026 Unlocking reclaims of VAT on pension fund management Learn more
11 December 2025 VAT implications on company cars: Hire Purchase vs Finance Lease – make sure you don’t stall! Learn more
25 November 2025 HMRC confirms removal of form VAT652 Learn more
16 June 2025
HMRC update: clarity on VAT recovery on services for private schools

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13 August 2024 VAT treatment of voluntary carbon credits: changes in the market prompt HMRC to issue new guidance Learn more
25 March 2024 VAT relief on energy-saving materials extended Learn more
09 August 2023 Selling shares in subsidiaries: upper VAT tribunal reaffirms court decision on VAT recovery Learn more
14 July 2023 Heritage Projects: 5 expert tips on getting your project's finances right from the outset Learn more
14 June 2023 What’s a drink and what’s a beverage: recent VAT tribunal on turmeric shots offers answers Learn more
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