Self assessment income turnover flat rate vat scheme

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When filling in the income section of the self assessment while under the flat rate vat scheme should the final value be with vat or without?

 

So if the turnover was £20,000 with 17.5% vat for example on top you have invoiced a total of £23,500 would you enter £20,000 or £23,500 on the SA income return?

 

Or something else depending on what Flat Rate Scheme percentage rate is applied.

Thanks in advance.

Simon

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By John R
31st Jan 2011 12:11

Flat rate turnover

Enter the gross.

The VAT actually payable to HMRC is shown as an "other expense".

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By taxhound
31st Jan 2011 12:38

Whilst JRs reply will give the same profit figure...

This is what HMRC state in their blurb:

7.8 How do I prepare business accounts for income tax purposes while I am using the flat rate scheme?

It is expected that accounts for businesses who are using the scheme will be prepared using gross receipts, less the flat rate VAT percentage, for turnover and that expenses will include the irrecoverable input VAT.

For both VAT and income tax purposes, there is a requirement to keep a record of sales and purchases. But, for businesses using the scheme, that record does not have to analyse gross, VAT and net separately. The records need only be complete, orderly and easy to follow.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.por...

So my answer is "something else".

 

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By thacca
31st Jan 2011 12:48

Agree with tax hound

Of course both ways will give the same result.

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By simonauk
31st Jan 2011 12:58

Example

Thanks for your help, so am I right in thinking that the below example is correct if the flat rate percentage was 9%

So if the turnover was £20,000

With 17.5% vat for example on top you have invoiced a total of £23,500

The taxable income would be:

£23,500
-9% Flat rate
=£21,385

So the final amount in the SA income return would be £21,385?

Cheers

Simon

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By John R
31st Jan 2011 13:07

Flat rate

My reply was based on the Revenue guidance in SEF6 which states

"If you
decide to record your figures:
• excluding VAT, include
– in box 15 any balance on your VAT account that is not to be paid over
to us (this is the amount of VAT on your income that exceeds the VAT
paid on your expenses, plus the payment under the Flat Rate Scheme)
– in box 29 any balance on your VAT account that you cannot recover
from us
• including VAT, include the net payment to us under the Flat Rate Scheme
as an expense in box 29."

 

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By thacca
31st Jan 2011 13:43

Yes.

Simon. Yes that is correct.

John - maybe HMRC are offering contradicting advice. I had certainly read what taxhound had said. At the end of the days both ways result in the same result so I wouldn't criticise either.

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By simonauk
31st Jan 2011 14:00

Thanks all I understand fully now.

Simon

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By Mandie72
21st May 2015 16:45

VAT and income

Sage are no help with this.

A client has used sage online but it auto clears the VAT accounts on flat rate as follows:-

Bal of VAT Purchases (DR)

Bal of VAT Sales (CR)

and posts corresponding entries to VAT Liability

However, as they are on a flat rate it then clears the difference as shown on the VAT return but not sure where to! so much for it being double entry.

IE it auto posts the following:-

DR VAT Purchases   CR to VAT Liability

DR VAT liability  DR VAT Sales

plus a DR or CR depending if its DUE OR A REFUND on Vat liability

but no clue as to the otherside posting.

Thus making the VAT liability correct to what is due/reclaimed but won't show the total to be declared as extra profit/loss.  

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