VAT returns that agree with the books
A VAT return is only as good as the records behind it. We reconcile before we file, so the figure HMRC receives is one you could defend line by line.
What the service covers
- Advice on when registration is required, and when voluntary registration pays
- Guidance on VAT schemes: standard, flat rate, cash accounting, annual accounting
- Quarterly returns prepared from reconciled records
- Filing under Making Tax Digital with compliant software
- VAT control account reconciliation every quarter, so nothing drifts
- Handling HMRC queries and corrections if the past needs tidying
Construction clients get the specifics handled too: the domestic reverse charge is applied correctly on both sales and purchases, alongside CIS.
Approaching the threshold?
VAT registration is compulsory once taxable turnover passes the threshold on a rolling twelve-month basis, not a calendar or accounting year. Businesses get caught out because nobody was watching the rolling figure. If we keep your books, we watch it for you and raise the flag well before it matters.
VAT questions
Can you take over VAT if our books are elsewhere?
Yes, though we will want to reconcile the VAT position before filing our first return for you. If the books need work first, we will say so plainly and quote for the tidy-up separately.
What happens if past returns were wrong?
Depending on size and cause, errors can often be corrected on a later return; larger ones need separate disclosure to HMRC. We work out which applies, fix the records and deal with the correspondence.