UK may gain more powers over goods VAT rate setting under Northern Ireland Brexit renegotiation The UK government and EU are in advanced discussions to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol. This is the Brexit settlement alongside the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement that gave the province a
HM Treasury – how proposed EU ViDA overlaps and complicates Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit position in EU VAT regime for goods The UK’s HM Treasury has issued a policy paper discussing how elements of the EU’s proposed VAT in the Digital Age (‘ViDA’) reforms may affect goods
New penalties and interest regime for VAT return periods beginning 1 January 2023 The new UK VAT penalties regime for late returns and payments is now in place, with a system of penalty points that can build towards an eventual fines. This has replaced the
HMRC confirms reporting thresholds for goods moving between EU and Northern Ireland will remain unchanged for 2023 The Northern Ireland to EU Intrastat thresholds for 2023 will remain at the 2022 levels of: £500,000 for arrivals £250,000 for dispatches The delivery terms threshold remains at
Continued freezing of UK VAT registration threshold at £85,000 until April 2026 draws in 16,700 small businesses into tax net Today’s UK Autumn Statement (budget) will extend the VAT threshold at £85,000 for a further two years until at least April 2026. This means the
Lack of definition puts uncertainty on UK VAT obligations for traders and marketplaces The UK’s HMRC has yet to confirm the Value Added Tax status of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s), blockchain certificates of digital and physical assets. Whilst cryptocurrencies, another type of crypto asset, has been
UK Prime Minister candidates review VAT cuts: standard rate from 20% to 15%; energy cut from 5% to 0% Conservative party leadership candidates, and therefore the next Prime Minister of UK, review proposals to cut the reduced VAT rate on domestic energy from 5% to
Starting 1 September 2022 automatic VAT liability assessments for non-UK online sellers where inaccurate returns HMRC is to start imposing automated VAT assessments on non-resident online sellers where their VAT returns indicated inaccurate information. These assessments will cover the period prior to December 2022. Sellers
