This course provides an update on important changes in VAT that have happened in the preceding year or are expected in the coming months.  Significant cases and changes in HMRC policy or law will be covered, with a pointer to potential problem areas for clients.

Content:

• Changes in the Budget and Finance Act
• Review of selected Tribunal cases
• Identification of particular trends in cases or in the approach of HMRC
• Topical tips and traps
• Important developments expected in forthcoming months
• Selected land and property issues

Neil Owen is an independent consultant, speaker and occasional writer. He has specialised exclusively in VAT since 1984, when he joined HM Customs & Excise as a VAT officer. He entered professional practice in 1990, working for regional accountancy firms in the Thames Valley and Solent areas, before establishing his own VAT consultancy practice in 2007. Neil is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, an Associate of the Institute of Indirect Tax, and a Fellow of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants. He was previously National Secretary of the VAT Practitioners Group and general editor of the annual book, CCH VAT Planning. He is also a former editor of the CIOT journal, Tax Advisor.