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Neil Warren

Member Since: 23rd Feb 2009

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Neil Warren is an independent VAT consultant and author who worked for Customs and Excise for 14 years until 1997.

Neil Warren

Independent VAT Consultant

9th Jul 2020

VAT hospitality rate cut: Chaos on the menu

When I heard the Chancellor’s announcement about the temporary VAT cut from 20% to 5% for food and drink sold by pubs and the like , I...

Business tax

9th Jul 2020

Nil-VAT haulier hit with huge assessment

The VAT assessment issued to vehicle repairer and haulier Sean Convery ( TC7682 ) was one of the most incredible that I have seen in 37...

Business tax

7th Jul 2020

Over-pumped VAT assessment

There are times when I am reading a VAT tribunal case report and say to myself: “No way will HMRC win this”. This applied to the FTT case:...

Business tax

3rd Jul 2020

Sister company support causes VAT problem

It is better to not have a VAT problem in the first place rather than create a problem which then needs sorting out later. That was my...

Business tax

30th Jun 2020

VAT: No cheers for landlord’s errors

We can now visit pubs again if we obey the social distancing rules. Pub landlords will be desperate to encourage customers to spend freely...

Business tax

19th Jun 2020

VAT: Holiday payment window snaps shut

The VAT payment holiday window ends on 30 June, and normal service resumes from 1 July. What should you do if your clients can’t pay the...

Business tax

18th Jun 2020

VAT: How to deal with a cut in rates

There have been two important VAT reductions recently, with zero rather than 20% VAT now applying to supplies of e-publications and also...

Business tax

5th Jun 2020

VAT: Construction industry reverse charge delayed again

On Thursday 28 May, HMRC’s press office confirmed that the new domestic reverse charge rules for the construction industry would commence...

Business tax

5th Jun 2020

HMRC: Pay the VAT before we refund you

In the last few months, there have been a number of VAT tribunal cases where, to put it bluntly, HMRC seems to have ‘gone for gold’ by...

HMRC & policy

29th May 2020

VAT: Call off stock changes made

EU Law was amended from 1 January 2020 to introduce simplified VAT procedures for call off stock held in EU member states ( Council...

Business tax

VAT hospitality rate cut: Chaos on the menu

Nil-VAT haulier hit with huge assessment

Over-pumped VAT assessment

Sister company support causes VAT problem

VAT: No cheers for landlord’s errors

VAT: Holiday payment window snaps shut

VAT: How to deal with a cut in rates

VAT: Construction industry reverse charge delayed again

HMRC: Pay the VAT before we refund you

VAT: Call off stock changes made

HMRC chief queries furlough bonus value

VAT hospitality rate cut: Chaos on the menu

Sunak unveils furlough bonus and VAT cut

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