All VAT returns for all registered traders will have to be submitted electronically from 2012. Petersons is a registered agent and can offer a bureau service for any unconnected traders.

Did you know that nearly all photocopiers contain hard-discs that store each copy, scan and print we make? These machines are often leased and when we upgrade the machines they disappear to some unknown secondary market with all our data on it.

Be on your guard - emails supposedly from HMRC are still doing the rounds.

Many of you will know the standard bill from BT sent online states "This is not a VAT invoice". If you are eligible to recover VAT on your BT invoice, then this provides a problem as all VAT claimed must be supported by a VAT invoice....

Following announcements made in the new coalition government’s first Budget on Tuesday 22 June 2010 some of the rates included on our website changed, in particular the VAT and Capital Gains Tax sections.

View our incisive analysis of the post-election Budget 2010.

The new disclosure opportunity named “Tax Health Plan” was first announced on 11th January 2010 and is already evolving as well as proving confusing...read on for details.

It has become apparent that HMRC are now trawling income tax records to identify tax payers who are not registered for VAT, who have income that breaches the VAT registration threshold in past years.

The Companies Act 2006 provisions have now been fully implemented and some of the changes that came in on 1 October 2009 are.

As members of AVN we are well placed to carry out an initial free review for you.