Les Howard
Member Since: 9th Jun 1999
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As of April 2023, I will have 40 years' experience in VAT. Scary!
And I am now officially SEMI-retired.
I still work a little with vatadvice.org, the specialist VAT practice I founded, based in Cambridgeshire. I still sit on the Tax Tribunal from time to time. And I still do a very little VAT work for small charities.
VAT Consultant
21st Aug 2017
Woodland charity conquers HMRC challenge
Les Howard explains how a tiny charity defeated HMRC at the tax tribunal over the method it uses to calculate the amount of input VAT it...
Business tax
2nd Feb 2017
Charities and the reverse charge
Les Howard identifies a hidden - or not so hidden - cost for charities that buy in services from suppliers abroad. A particular ‘anomaly’...
Business tax
16th Feb 2015
Tribunal dismisses Barkas DIY appeal
The Upper Tier Tribunal has dismissed an appeal in the case of Anthony Barkas . The case was first heard at the First Tier Tribunal in...
Business tax
22nd Jan 2015
Five common VAT MOSS misconceptions
A lot of material has appeared online about the Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) in the past few weeks - much of it misguided, writes Les Howard...
Business tax
1st Apr 2013
VAT 40: Significant tribunal cases
Opinions will vary as to the most significant VAT cases over the past 40 years, writes VAT Advice's Les Howard. I did think of RSA’s ‘...
Business tax
9th Mar 2012
April changes push VAT up the agenda
It seems more people are taking an interest in VAT. That can only be good news for those who make a living from the indirect tax, writes...
Business tax