VAT Schemes and Returns

How to register, choose the right VAT scheme, file accurate returns and stay compliant with HMRC and Making Tax Digital.

Choosing the Right VAT Scheme

Compare standard, flat rate, cash and annual accounting VAT schemes and pick the one that saves your UK business the most.

Find out how to fix VAT errors, when to use form VAT652 and how to avoid HMRC penalties and interest.

Learn how to fill in each box of a UK VAT return, reconcile your figures and submit accurately to HMRC under Making Tax Digital.

Avoid VAT cash flow shocks with set-aside accounts, the right scheme and accurate forecasting.

VAT annual accounting in the UK: simpler returns, payments on account and the £1.35m cap.

When the VAT Flat Rate Scheme genuinely saves UK businesses money and when it costs them.

Understand import VAT, postponed accounting, zero-rated exports and the reverse charge for UK businesses trading internationally.

A practical UK guide to the Non-Union OSS for selling digital services to EU consumers post-Brexit.

Know when you must register for VAT, when voluntary registration pays off and what to do once registered.