Businesses nearing the threshold
Companies approaching the registration threshold that need to plan the transition.
Accounting & Tax
VAT Returns, Registration and MTD Services
VAT registration, VAT returns, Making Tax Digital compliance and practical VAT support for growing businesses.
Overview
How we help with VAT Services
VAT is where small errors get expensive. We handle registration, quarterly returns and MTD compliance, and advise on the scheme that suits your business rather than the default one.
We check whether you need to register, register you when you do, and choose between standard accounting, the Flat Rate Scheme, cash accounting and the annual accounting scheme based on your margins and cash position. Each quarter we prepare and submit the return through MTD-compatible software, with the workings available for review.
If you're still on spreadsheets or an older system, getting to MTD-compatible software is a system migration in its own right, and connecting the invoice and approval steps around it afterwards sits under finance automation.
We also deal with the areas that generate the most HMRC correspondence: partial exemption, reverse charge on construction services, place of supply for international sales, and the treatment of mixed or zero-rated supplies.
What's included
Everything covered in this service
Scope is agreed in writing before we start, and the fee is fixed against it. If something falls outside, we tell you what it costs before doing it.
- VAT registration, deregistration and scheme selection
- Quarterly VAT return preparation and MTD submission
- Flat Rate, cash accounting and annual accounting scheme advice
- Domestic reverse charge for construction and other special rules
- International VAT, place of supply and postponed import VAT accounting
- Support with VAT inspections, errors and voluntary disclosures
Who it's for
Built around how you actually operate
Registered businesses
Established businesses wanting accurate quarterly returns and no MTD friction.
Complex supply chains
Construction, e-commerce and international traders with special VAT rules to apply.
FAQs
VAT Services: common questions
Do I have to register for VAT?
Registration is compulsory once taxable turnover exceeds the VAT registration threshold on a rolling twelve-month basis, or if you expect to exceed it within the next thirty days. Voluntary registration below that can be worthwhile if you reclaim significant input VAT.
What is Making Tax Digital for VAT?
MTD requires VAT-registered businesses to keep digital records and submit returns using compatible software with a digital link to those records. We set the software up and file through it on your behalf.
Which VAT scheme is right for my business?
It depends on your margins and cash position: the Flat Rate Scheme suits low-cost-of-sale service businesses, cash accounting helps if customers pay late, and standard accounting usually wins once you reclaim meaningful input VAT. We run the comparison on your actual numbers rather than defaulting to one scheme.
What if I've made an error on a previous VAT return?
Depending on the size of the error, it can either be corrected on your next return or needs a separate disclosure to HMRC. We work out which applies and handle the correction or disclosure so it doesn't compound into a larger penalty.
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Let's talk about VAT Services
Tell us your turnover and which VAT scheme you're currently on, and we'll come back with a fixed fee for your quarterly returns.
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