Hilary Bevan

Member Since: 10th Apr 2019
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Hilary Bevan has over 20 years of experience working in accountancy and tax. She is a qualified chartered certified accountant as well as a chartered tax adviser and an associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation.
In 2018 Hilary set up her own independent consultancy firm, providing specialist VAT advice to firms of accountants and businesses who don’t have their own in-house VAT expert. She has built up extensive technical knowledge over her years in practice and provides VAT advice on a range of topics from land and buildings to partial exemption. Hilary is passionate about VAT and regularly speaks on the subject, both to accounting professionals and to young academics who are interested in a career in tax.
Director Bevan VAT Consultancy Ltd
5th Dec 2023
VAT zero ratings may not benefit consumers
Two announcements included in the Autumn Statement have been trumpeted as being a great win for the consumer, but how much will these...
HMRC & policy
14th Nov 2023
Dramatic win for HMRC in live theatre VAT case
This first tier tribunal (FTT) case considered the VAT cultural exemption and whether it applied to live shows performed elsewhere and...
HMRC & policy
23rd Oct 2023
Key judgment made on financial services exemption
The courts have recently considered the scope of the financial services exemption and whether it covers loan administration services...
HMRC & policy
20th Oct 2023
Sympathy for funeral business in VAT tribunal
The first tier tribunal (FTT) case of UK Funerals On-line Limited (UKFO) considered whether the repatriation services they supplied should...
HMRC & policy
2nd Oct 2023
Student essay supplier learns lesson in VAT case
Agent vs principal can be a controversial area in VAT and case law contains numerous examples of when misunderstanding it can result in a...
HMRC & policy
26th Sep 2023
HMRC changes late VAT returns assessment process
Where a taxpayer fails to file a VAT return by the due date, a central assessment will be raised automatically by HMRC’s system. That...
HMRC & policy
24th Jun 2022
VAT planning failed on development land
A transfer of a going concern (TOGC) takes place when an ongoing business is sold. Where certain conditions are met, the sale is outside...
Business tax
22nd Jun 2022
Questions build around DRC rules for construction
Since the new domestic reverse charge (DRC) rules came into effect for the construction industry on 1 March 2021 there has been confusion...
Business tax