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VAT consultants, Edinburgh

UK VAT advice,
from a specialist
in Edinburgh.

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Qualified, experienced, accountable

Wholly operated by Iain Johnston MSc FCCA, with over twenty years of practical experience of working with VAT

  • ACCA

Get the VAT right
before it gets costly

VAT is where a small misreading turns into a large assessment. We look at the transaction before it happens, rather than after HMRC does

When VAT falls due

Most VAT registered businesses file quarterly. The return and any payment are due one calendar month and seven days after the quarter ends

Return and payment due, 7 Feb, 7 May, 7 Aug, 7 Nov The other two stagger groups shift these by one or two months

In practice since

2020

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What we do

For most queries, a fixed fee agreed in advance

Property and construction VAT

Option to Tax, zero rating, the domestic reverse charge, and sales and leases.

Charity VAT

Zero rating reliefs, business and non-business apportionment, partial exemption.

VAT for businesses

Liability, recovery, partial exemption, grouping and registration.

Support for accountants

Specialist VAT input behind your own client work.

HMRC enquiries and disputes

Assessments, penalties and belated notifications.

Cross border VAT

Supplies to and from non-UK businesses, import VAT and digital services.

VAT advice that fits
the transaction

One named specialist, written advice you can rely on, and no question treated as too small

Ask a VAT Question
  1. 01

    Tell us the question

    We learn what the transaction is, what has been done so far, and what HMRC has said. No obligation.

  2. 02

    A fee agreed in advance

    For most queries we agree a fixed fee with you before any work starts, based on a competitive hourly rate.

  3. 03

    The technical work

    The answer usually sits in the legislation, the HMRC guidance and the Tribunal caselaw rather than in the general rule.

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    Written advice you keep

    You get clear written advice for your retention and reliance, and we talk it through so nothing is left uncertain.

VAT advice for every
kind of organisation

Every sector meets VAT differently. We work across all of these, so the advice fits the transaction in front of you rather than the general rule.

  • Accountancy firms

    Specialist VAT support sitting behind your own client work.

  • Developers

    Option to Tax, zero rating and construction project liability.

  • Charities

    Reliefs, apportionment and partial exemption for charities.

  • Construction

    Reverse charge, reduced rating and empty property works.

  • Landlords

    Commercial lets, holiday lets and the Option to Tax on both.

  • Retail and online

    Liability, digital supplies and selling to non-UK businesses.

  • Sports and welfare

    Exemptions for sports clubs, education and welfare bodies.

  • Manufacturing

    Import VAT, reverse charge and recovery on overseas costs.

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Find out where your VAT position actually stands.

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For most queries, a fixed fee agreed in advance