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.
Independent VAT Consultant
8th Oct 2021
VAT: How to reduce form processing delays
There is no doubt that HMRC’s VAT support services are under pressure; we accept that. But there are occasions when problems are being...
Business tax
7th Oct 2021
Neil Warren's 2021 fantasy Budget
Madam Deputy Speaker, I now turn my attention to VAT, a tax where important concessions have been given in the last eighteen months to help...
HMRC & policy
17th Sep 2021
VAT: Filing and payment deadline warning
Large payers – one month only Tax challenges can be like buses: you get nothing on a particular subject for years, possibly decades, and...
Personal tax
15th Sep 2021
VAT: Flat rate scheme saves the day
Limited cost trader category Like many accountants, I saw the introduction of the ‘limited cost trader’ category on 1 April 2017 as the...
Personal tax
8th Sep 2021
Get ready for 12.5% VAT
Some businesses will have to deal with four rates of VAT in their accounting systems from 1 October 2021. This has not happened since 1979...
Business tax
19th Aug 2021
VAT on travellers’ Covid tests
VAT on everything The starting point with a supply of goods or services made in the UK is that you charge 20% VAT if you are registered for...
Personal tax
13th Aug 2021
Save VAT by booking in advance
VAT rate ladder The 5% rate has been in place since 15 July 2020, and applies to most supplies made by cafes, restaurants, pubs, hotels,...
HMRC & policy
23rd Jul 2021
VAT: Low assessment is not a get-out card
What happens if your business fails to submit a VAT return on time? The answer is that HMRC’s central computer will issue an assessment,...
Business tax
16th Jul 2021
VAT property horrors: HMRC wins three big cases
Case 1: William Newman ( TC08147 ) The deal The taxpayer purchased The Royal Oak pub for £1.3m plus VAT and sold it in the same quarter for...
HMRC & policy
6th Jul 2021
HMRC VAT property forms need a right click
A VAT property questionnaire (VAT 5L) is required every a business involved in land, property or construction services registers for VAT...
Business tax