8 - BL - VAT & CT Flashcards
What is the charge to VAT?
- any supply of goods or services
- where it is a taxable supply
- made by a taxable person
- in the course or furtherance of any business carried on by that person.
When is a person required to register for VAT?
- at the end of the month if their taxable supplies exceeded the VAT threshold in the previous 12 months.
OR
- at any time if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the value of their taxable supplies in a period of 30 days will exceed the VAT registration threshold
What is the current VAT registration threshold?
£90,000
A person can apply to be de-registered. What is the threshold?
£83,000
What is Output tax?
The VAT charged by a business on its goods or services
What is Input tax?
The VAT paid by a business on the goods or services it buys.
What is the rate of standard VAT?
20%
What are the different rates of supply that a business can make?
- Standard rated
- Reduced Rate
- Zero rated
- Exempt
What is the rate of reduced rate VAT?
5%
How often are VAT returns submitted?
Every 3 months
What is the due date for a VAT return?
1 month and 7 days after the end of the period.
What is the threshold for annual accounting / cash accounting for VAT?
£1,350,000
What is the threshold for the flat rate scheme for VAT?
taxable turnover not exceeding £150,000
AND
total annual turnover not exceeding £230,000
If there is no VAT on the invoice for a vatable supply, the invoice is assumed to be inclusive of VAT true/false?
True
When does the financial year for companies end?
31 March