VAT FRS and Project Management - revisited SIC Codes

VAT FRS and Project Management - revisited SIC...

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Bearing in mind previous posts on here about the FRS and Project Managers I recently registered a client for the FRS and chose SIC 71129 Sub Code 025 Project Management; then when HMRC confirmed the scheme details further down they automatically allocated Architect, Civil and Structural Engineer or Surveyor which means 14.5% which isn't what I wanted.

Is this done automatically by the HMRC registration process? Can you undo or change it? I haven't filed the first VAT return yet so there is time to change if it is possible.

The next VAT registration I did for a project manager I selected SIC 82990 Business Services n.e.c which gave me 12% for the FRS which is what I was looking for.

How should I change the previous client's SIC code and therefore FRS percentage?

Also did HMRC automatically allocate Architect, Civil & Structural Engineer from the selection of SIC code 71129 or is it likely I entered it myeslf; I can't remember!

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By should_be_working
29th Dec 2015 10:08

Write to HMRC

We had a very similar situation once; it was actually a slight misunderstanding of the nature of the client's role. We wrote to HMRC (also before the first return) and they changed the sector/rate.

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