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Bookkeeping and Accounting All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition
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Bookkeeping and Accounting All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition

by Jane E. Kelly
May 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
488 pages
11h 58m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 1

Adding the Cost of Value-Added Tax (VAT)

In This Chapter

arrow Examining the nuts and bolts of VAT

arrow Setting up for VAT

arrow Getting the return right

arrow Paying and reclaiming VAT

A lot of mystery and tales of horror surround the subject of value-added tax (VAT). Now that HM Revenue & Customs administers both tax and VAT, the average businessperson is facing an even more powerful organisation with a right to know even more about your business.

The rules governing which goods and services are subject to VAT and which items of VAT are reclaimable can be quite complex. This chapter can only scratch the surface and give a broad understanding. Contact both HM Revenue & Customs and your accountant/auditor at an early stage to find out whether all your sales are subject to VAT and how you can ensure that you’re only reclaiming allowable VAT. Remember the following – get it right from the beginning.

Looking into VAT

keyconcept VAT is a tax charged on most business transactions made in the UK or the Isle ...

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