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Tax | Chancellor’s plans to reset economy post-Covid

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to deliver a ‘summer economic update’ tomorrow, 8 July, outlining the government’s plans to support the economy through the first phase of recovery from the coronavirus crisis, with likely options including temporary tax cuts, funding for green projects, and job creation schemes

7 Jul 2020

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Tax | Q&A: land acquisition VAT recovery

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT adviser, Priyesh Mistry explores the VAT implications on the acquisition of land and the additional work carried out to repurpose that land for a car park, how much input tax can be recovered?

7 Jul 2020

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Tax | Covid-19: VAT cut on PPE extended

The Treasury has extended the temporary scrapping of VAT on personal protection equipment (PPE) until the end of October, with the move expected to save £155m for care homes and businesses dealing with the coronavirus outbreak

6 Jul 2020

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Tax | Covid-19: delays to overseas VAT claims

HMRC has admitted that changes to its working practices, as a result of the pandemic, have resulted in delays in processing and refunding VAT claims submitted under the Overseas Refund Scheme

25 Jun 2020

International Tax

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Tax | Hidden tax perils for business debt refinancing

As the Covid-19 crisis forces more businesses to raise funds and take on more debt, MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s Chris Denning analyses the possible tax pitfalls of corporate refinancing

24 Jun 2020

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Tax | Q&A: reduced VAT rate for empty home conditions

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, senior VAT consultant, Hilary Budd explains how reduced rate VAT relief for the refurbishment of empty residential premises can be applied to first and second empty homes

23 Jun 2020

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Tax | VAT updates: June 2020

In this month’s VAT updates, Graham Elliott considers input reimbursement, the use of CCTV as evidence and whether medical scans are VAT-exempt

22 Jun 2020

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Tax | ATT signals businesses to reinstate deferred VAT payments

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is reminding businesses which have cancelled their direct debit in order to defer VAT payments, to set up a new one soon to prevent penalties

18 Jun 2020

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Tax | Q&A: construction reverse charge

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT adviser, Magdalena Tchorz explains how new rules for the domestic reverse charge will affect construction businesses

16 Jun 2020

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Tax | HMRC loses VAT challenge on baby scans

HMRC has lost a tax tribunal appeal over the VAT treatment of supplies of certain ultrasound scanning services to pregnant women, which private clinics claimed should be exempt as supplies of medical care, but which HMRC argued were standard rated

10 Jun 2020

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Tax | Accounting for VAT extension for construction businesses

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) welcomes that construction businesses will get an extra five months to prepare for a major change in accounting for VAT, because of the impact of Covid-19

9 Jun 2020

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Tax | Q&A: temporary OTT notification extension period

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT advice consultant, Sally Atkins explains the background of HMRC’s extension to the notification period for notifying an Option to Tax (OTT)

9 Jun 2020

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Tax | Trump threats on digital tax reveals policy free-for-all

With US technology giants in the sights of any digital services tax, investigation could see a new tariff war launched against many countries including the UK, writes Avalara’s Richard Asquith

5 Jun 2020

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International Tax

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Tax | Covid-19: delay to VAT reverse charge on construction services

HMRC has announced a five-month delay to the introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the construction sector, and the VAT change will not now apply until 1 March 2021

5 Jun 2020

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Tax | William Hill signals £150m betting windfall

Gambling group William Hill has stated it expects to recover up to £150m in tax after HMRC lost a legal challenge, with a tribunal finding VAT was wrongly applied to revenues from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in betting shops

27 May 2020

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Tax | Delay to EU’s e-commerce directive raises questions for UK business

Plans to push back directive and VAT one stop shop by six months raise concerns if Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, but create opportunity to plan ahead, argues Andy Spencer, professional services director at Accordance

27 May 2020

International Tax

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