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Archive of articles and guides on Value Added Tax (VAT) issues for UK small business owners. Topics covered include charging VAT on services and goods, VAT registration, thresholds, taxable turnover, dealing with mistakes and HMRC, and many other related questions.

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SMEs concerned about squeezed profits

Pressure on profit margins and the VAT increase are seen as the biggest threats for 2011 by small business managers.

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FSB: Let’s boost economy with targeted VAT cuts

Targeted VAT cuts would help stimulate economic growth, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Tax

Tax dilemmas

Every small business should make their business tax as efficient as possible, this guide will help ensure you're not paying HMRC too much.

Accounting

Emergency Budget Breakdown 

It's generally agreed that SMEs emerged largely unscathed from the Emergency Budget. Here we pick out the main points for owner-managers.

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Small businesses hit by ‘stealth’ tax

SMEs are being hit by a furtive tax increase, says the Federation of Small Businesses.

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‘VAT hikes bad for economy’

SMEs say the VAT increase back to 17.5 per cent could harm prospects of a recovery.

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VAT cut ‘is successful’

The government's reduction in value-added tax (VAT) is proving to be successful, despite criticism, according to research from a leading think tank.

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Deferred VAT payments for small businesses

I heard that the government were helping small business by deferring payment of VAT. Is this true and if so, what is the procedure?

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Turnover limit for VAT registration

What was the limit for business turnover for 05/06 when you can become VAT registered?

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New measure against VAT fraud

Measures aiming to make it harder for organised criminals to steal VAT from the UK taxpayer will be introduced on 1 June 2007 by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Accounting

Catering and VAT

HM Customs and Excise (HMCE) says that the supply of most food and drink of a kind used for human consumption is zero-rated, but there are exceptions; catering being one of them.

Accounting

A beginner’s guide to VAT

Registration for VAT is compulsory in certain situations, but also available on a voluntary basis subject to specific criteria.

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