Tax Matters

A blog by ntagg

Nick Tagg is a Director of Taxation Services at Wisteria Chartered Accountants, Tax & Business Advisors, based in North London. He overseas all tax compliance and advisory matters, dealing with personal taxes, corporation tax, employment taxes and VAT. Nick is a chartered tax adviser and member of the Association of Tax Technicians.

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VAT Registration – A Time Consuming Process

27/10/2009 - 09:33 - 1227 reads - 1 comment

As an agent, you become very used to the process of registering a business for VAT and identifying clients who may appear ‘high risk’ in the eyes of the HMRC registration unit. However recently my experience, like a number of other agents I have spoken with, appears to be that HMRC are asking for further information more and more. As a result, the time to complete a VAT registration from start to finish is now more a matter of months than weeks.

New Disclosure Opportunity - Lost at Sea?

16/09/2009 - 08:44 - 578 reads - 1 comment

Following many articles in the professional press, HMRC have finally begun to advertise the existence of the 'New Disclosure Opportunity'. Banner ads are appearing across the net showing choppy waters, no doubt as a metaphor of what could be to come.