VAT Update
The following items were placed on the HMRC website in the past month :
VAT Info Sheet 10/07: explains some changes to current VAT invoicing regulations.
VAT Info Sheet 11/07: addresses difficulties experienced by some suppliers of standard-rated prescription products in accounting for VAT at the correct time.
VAT Info Sheet 12/07: provides an explanation of the new record keeping requirements affecting any business transferred as a going concern as a result of contracts entered into on or after 1 September 2007.
Consultation document concerning the reduction of administrative burdens on business–voluntary disclosure of errors on indirect tax returns. The closing date for responses is 31 October 2007.
Notice 732: This update clarifies the rules on making payments and leaving the scheme. The postal address for application forms and Direct Debit instructions has also changed.
JVCC: minutes from a meeting of the Joint VAT Consultative Committee (JVCC) on Wednesday 25 July 2007.