VAT, Payroll & Tax - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

Meadowlands · Meadowlands

Afternoon, I know one of you lovely people can advise on this. I have a client who advertises jobs on a UK website. They have a client based in Dublin but I am not sure if they should be charged VAT? its B2B but as the place of supply is technically the UK I am not sure if VAT should be charged. having read VA...

HellsBells · HellsBells

Hi Everyone Would be most grateful for any advice please. An employed person has to relocate for work. He moves into a rented property at the new location and pays monthly rent for it. He lets out his previous (mortgaged) home and receives rental income from it. Can he offset any rent paid at the new l...

Plover · Plover

1st year of sole trading is Sept 13 to Aug 14. Do I: 1) Prepare her return for 7 months (5/9/13 to 5/4/14) + P45 info for the tax year to April 14? or 2) Submit P45 info only for Tax year April 14, and submit 12 month period Sept 13 to Aug 14 - for the tax year end April 15? Is ther any overlap issues for point 1...

111 Bookkeeping and Payroll · 111 Bookkeeping and Payroll

One of my client's has spent some money on cycle clothing that has been logo'd front and back with his Company name. The guy is a keen cyclist, I was already aware of that, so would the clothing be an allowed business expense, ie promotion, or would it be classed as not wholly business use? -- Edited by 11...

ben3619 · ben3619

hello, i have lost my plastic card with my national insurance number on it and do not know my number off by heart, i am pretty sure that my work has the correct number as i have been using the same number for 10 + years in 3 different jobs. i was just wondering if hmrc pick up on your national insurance numbe...

jennyevans · jennyevans

I'm trying to submit my first payment details using HMRC basic toold RTI but keep getting this error message The data that you are attempting to submit to HM Revenue & Customs has failed the initial validation checks xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/'><body><p&...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi I have a P45 from the jobseekers people - They state tax code and tick the box for w1/m1. But then they also advise its week 35 but do not quote pay to date nor tax. I assume I use the former in my payroll software. The member of staff has sent me her P45 from before Jobseekers and a letter from Jobseekers...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Ive had one of my customers sign a nil CIS paper return and scan it over to me so I can input the info into Moneysoft payroll software. He has also ticked a box on the return which states he does not anticipate paying any subcontractors in the next 6 months (underneath the box it states that HMRC will not se...

lindab · lindab

Hi, I'm a bookkeeper, so don't normally get involved in directors tax returns, but just wanted to check something. A friend has a limited company, and the year end is 31st December. He only had one dividend up to this date, as the business had only started in this year. However, the tax return will be d...

Peasie · Peasie

Just been looking at the changes for Under 21s. We're creating three new category letters in 2015 - then we're removing them in 2016. We're creating a new threshold (Upper Secondary Threshold) which is the same as the Upper Earnings Limit - but it may not always be the same as the Upper Earnings Limit. ...

Meadowlands · Meadowlands

Hi everyone I have a client who has been advised they can charge reduced rate VAT on a construction project they are doing - a VAT consultancy has advised the % split to be reduced and standard charge. Has anyone any experience of working with this and therefore any advice on what to watch for when invoi...

EPF_Solutions · EPF_Solutions

I've been sorting out the accounts for the tiny business of a friend. She has a long term illness and is struggling to get by. She started the business as a way to try to make a living, as she doesn't have the stamina to hold down any of the jobs she can find for very long. She's got a good product, but isn't abl...

FoxAccountancyServices · FoxAccountancyServices

Anyone done it, yet? I've just registered my first :$

Silly Digits · Silly Digits

Hi all I have a self employed client who has given someone who does some of his paperwork (self employed also) a gift voucher for a retirement gift. Is this an allowable expense? -- Edited by Silly Digits on Monday 8th of December 2014 01:09:05 PM

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi I have the following invoice from a client who wants me to claim the full VAT back as quoted in the invoice. The invoice is not addressed to the company Im doing the VAT for, but for his previous company (now defunct) The invoice shows that the vehicle in a non qualifying vehicle but that VAT is fully r...

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hi My client has a Mitsubishi DOUBLE CAB truck. Ie his vehicle has front driver and passenger seats, a bench seat (or two seats) behind the drivers seats then an open cab at the rear, although he also has a cover for it. Is this classed as a car or a van? (Yes this follows on, in part, from two earlier posts,...

Bobbie · Bobbie

I use the HMRC Basic PAYE already for one director. I now have to add an existing director (who has not been paid before). I've entered the date this person became a director (2012). But the start date has confused me. Should this be the date this director started to be paid? Also, does this mean the...

Don Tax · Don Tax

Anyone else unable to access the HMRC Self Assessment service ? There's no announcement re. downtime. I can log in and the client lists come up for PAYE and CT but not S.A. Thanks, Tim

Rhianrach · Rhianrach

Hi all If I'm reading VAT700 properly;When you cannot use a margin scheme In addition to the restrictions above, you cannot use a margin scheme:for precious metals, precious stones or gold bought and sold as an investmentif you buy goods and the invoice shows VAT charged separatelyif you sell some...

Cheshire · Cheshire

One of my clients has a Mitsubishi double cab pick up which is on (lease hire?) via a previous business which I understood to be as a sole trader. My client initially stated that he would be happy to get the invoices changed to his new limited company business but the firm he leases it from would have an iss...

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	VAT on website advertising for client based in Dublin (Preview) Afternoon, I know one of you lovely people can advise on this. I have a client who advertises jobs on a UK website. They have a client based in Dublin but I am not sure if they should be charged VAT? its B2B but as the place of supply is technically the UK I am not sure if VAT should be charged. having read VA...	Meadowlands	2	772	Wed Dec 17 17:11 2014 by Meadowlands
	Self-Assessment and Rental Income (Preview) Hi Everyone Would be most grateful for any advice please. An employed person has to relocate for work. He moves into a rented property at the new location and pays monthly rent for it. He lets out his previous (mortgaged) home and receives rental income from it. Can he offset any rent paid at the new l...	HellsBells	3	1096	Wed Dec 17 14:51 2014 by HellsBells
	Childminder Self Assesment - change of accounting period (Preview) 1st year of sole trading is Sept 13 to Aug 14. Do I: 1) Prepare her return for 7 months (5/9/13 to 5/4/14) + P45 info for the tax year to April 14? or 2) Submit P45 info only for Tax year April 14, and submit 12 month period Sept 13 to Aug 14 - for the tax year end April 15? Is ther any overlap issues for point 1...	Plover	3	960	Wed Dec 17 10:48 2014 by Plover
	Clothing or promotion? (Preview) One of my client's has spent some money on cycle clothing that has been logo'd front and back with his Company name. The guy is a keen cyclist, I was already aware of that, so would the clothing be an allowed business expense, ie promotion, or would it be classed as not wholly business use? -- Edited by 11...	111 Bookkeeping and Payroll	8	1161	Mon Dec 15 14:29 2014 by 111 Bookkeeping and Payroll
	Question regarding National Insurance (Preview) hello, i have lost my plastic card with my national insurance number on it and do not know my number off by heart, i am pretty sure that my work has the correct number as i have been using the same number for 10 + years in 3 different jobs. i was just wondering if hmrc pick up on your national insurance numbe...	ben3619	3	884	Sun Dec 14 21:46 2014 by Don Tax
	Help Reporting Pay RTI (Preview) I'm trying to submit my first payment details using HMRC basic toold RTI but keep getting this error message The data that you are attempting to submit to HM Revenue & Customs has failed the initial validation checks xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/'><body><p&...	jennyevans	22	5190	Sun Dec 14 18:55 2014 by Don Tax
	P45 and info to use (Preview) Hi I have a P45 from the jobseekers people - They state tax code and tick the box for w1/m1. But then they also advise its week 35 but do not quote pay to date nor tax. I assume I use the former in my payroll software. The member of staff has sent me her P45 from before Jobseekers and a letter from Jobseekers...	Cheshire	4	1225	Sat Dec 13 18:49 2014 by Cheshire
	CIS - no longer (Preview) Ive had one of my customers sign a nil CIS paper return and scan it over to me so I can input the info into Moneysoft payroll software. He has also ticked a box on the return which states he does not anticipate paying any subcontractors in the next 6 months (underneath the box it states that HMRC will not se...	Cheshire	1	866	Sat Dec 13 08:37 2014 by Cheshire
	Dividends on directors tax return (Preview) Hi, I'm a bookkeeper, so don't normally get involved in directors tax returns, but just wanted to check something. A friend has a limited company, and the year end is 31st December. He only had one dividend up to this date, as the business had only started in this year. However, the tax return will be d...	lindab	10	1242	Fri Dec 12 16:39 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	I think they make up new rules just to keep some people in a job (Nat Ins changes) (Preview) Just been looking at the changes for Under 21s. We're creating three new category letters in 2015 - then we're removing them in 2016. We're creating a new threshold (Upper Secondary Threshold) which is the same as the Upper Earnings Limit - but it may not always be the same as the Upper Earnings Limit. ...	Peasie	1	840	Thu Dec 11 19:14 2014 by Don Tax
	reduced VAT on construction (Preview) Hi everyone I have a client who has been advised they can charge reduced rate VAT on a construction project they are doing - a VAT consultancy has advised the % split to be reduced and standard charge. Has anyone any experience of working with this and therefore any advice on what to watch for when invoi...	Meadowlands	7	1209	Thu Dec 11 16:50 2014 by Meadowlands
	Late Registration For Self Assessment (Preview) I've been sorting out the accounts for the tiny business of a friend. She has a long term illness and is struggling to get by. She started the business as a way to try to make a living, as she doesn't have the stamina to hold down any of the jobs she can find for very long. She's got a good product, but isn't abl...	EPF_Solutions	1	1535	Tue Dec 9 10:36 2014 by Don Tax
	MOSS registration (Preview) Anyone done it, yet? I've just registered my first :$	FoxAccountancyServices	3	1248	Mon Dec 8 17:18 2014 by EPF_Solutions
	Retirement Gift for non employee (Preview) Hi all I have a self employed client who has given someone who does some of his paperwork (self employed also) a gift voucher for a retirement gift. Is this an allowable expense? -- Edited by Silly Digits on Monday 8th of December 2014 01:09:05 PM	Silly Digits	1	762	Mon Dec 8 13:42 2014 by FoxAccountancyServices
	VAT on vehicle lease query (Preview) Hi I have the following invoice from a client who wants me to claim the full VAT back as quoted in the invoice. The invoice is not addressed to the company Im doing the VAT for, but for his previous company (now defunct) The invoice shows that the vehicle in a non qualifying vehicle but that VAT is fully r...	Cheshire	7	1020	Sun Dec 7 17:48 2014 by Cheshire
	Is it a car or not? (Preview) Hi My client has a Mitsubishi DOUBLE CAB truck. Ie his vehicle has front driver and passenger seats, a bench seat (or two seats) behind the drivers seats then an open cab at the rear, although he also has a cover for it. Is this classed as a car or a van? (Yes this follows on, in part, from two earlier posts,...	Cheshire	6	861	Sat Dec 6 16:16 2014 by Cheshire
	Basic PAYE adding existing director (Preview) I use the HMRC Basic PAYE already for one director. I now have to add an existing director (who has not been paid before). I've entered the date this person became a director (2012). But the start date has confused me. Should this be the date this director started to be paid? Also, does this mean the...	Bobbie	2	801	Fri Dec 5 18:42 2014 by Cheshire
	S.A. Service Availability? (Preview) Anyone else unable to access the HMRC Self Assessment service ? There's no announcement re. downtime. I can log in and the client lists come up for PAYE and CT but not S.A. Thanks, Tim	Don Tax	3	773	Fri Dec 5 18:41 2014 by Cheshire
	Margin scheme (Preview) Hi all If I'm reading VAT700 properly;When you cannot use a margin scheme In addition to the restrictions above, you cannot use a margin scheme:for precious metals, precious stones or gold bought and sold as an investmentif you buy goods and the invoice shows VAT charged separatelyif you sell some...	Rhianrach	4	772	Fri Dec 5 13:52 2014 by Rhianrach
	VAT on fuel (Preview) One of my clients has a Mitsubishi double cab pick up which is on (lease hire?) via a previous business which I understood to be as a sole trader. My client initially stated that he would be happy to get the invoices changed to his new limited company business but the firm he leases it from would have an iss...	Cheshire	14	1143	Wed Dec 3 21:53 2014 by Cheshire
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