Neil Warren
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Neil Warren
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Neil Warren is an independent VAT consultant and author who worked for Customs and Excise for 14 years until 1997.
Independent VAT Consultant
6th Dec 2019
VAT: Getting a pizza of the action
I recently got an SOS call from an accountant, asking me to urgently visit a client who runs a pizza takeaway business. I felt like James...
Business tax
28th Nov 2019
VAT: Restaurant found cooking the books
This case concerning an Indian restaurant Exotic Spice (Sprotborough) Ltd ( TC04739 ) reminded me of my article about the VAT issues of...
HMRC & policy
19th Nov 2019
Can accountants delay VAT inspection visits?
Accountants are always busy in the run-up to the self assessment deadline, and this includes the pre-Christmas period. If an HMRC officer...
Business tax
15th Nov 2019
VAT building project challenge
The starting point for any project of this nature is to always be clear about the VAT liability of sales you will earn at the end of it. In...
Business tax
14th Nov 2019
Hope melts away for ice cream maker
I am a big fan of HMRC’s VAT manuals and always encourage advisers to use them. Those manuals are the key reference point for HMRC’s...
HMRC & policy
5th Nov 2019
VAT: Rules for groups reformed
Since VAT first graced our shores in 1973, only corporate bodies have been permitted to join a VAT group, such as limited companies or LLPs...
Business tax
1st Nov 2019
VAT: Artists muddle zero and exempt for overseas sales
I remember a phone call with an accountant about 15 years ago, who made a comment that builder services on new houses were exempt from VAT...
Business tax
22nd Oct 2019
VAT: How to test whether a business is viable
Imagine if your client spent nearly £100,000 plus VAT on building a barn and installing equipment, the purpose of which was to store their...
Business tax
16th Oct 2019
HMRC webinar: Getting ready for Brexit
Following up on his previous article about VAT and EORI issues , Neil Warren shares some other learning points from HMRC’s recent webinar...
HMRC & policy
14th Oct 2019
Uber on collision course with HMRC over £1bn VAT dispute
The first time I used Uber, I wondered about the VAT issues of the arrangement. Is Uber supplying transport or just software services...
Business tax