Course outline
VAT is a tax where it is all too easy to get things wrong. Working as it does according to its own rules –
quite different to those applying to other taxes – it is an area where an experienced navigator can be especially
helpful in demonstrating how to negotiate the minefield.
With this in mind, Neil’s aim in this session is to guide delegates through a series of topics of current interest where a
correct understanding of the position can make the difference between avoiding the pitfalls and falling into them,
or where opportunities exist for the well-informed.
Objectives
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.
Course content
- Changes in the Budget and Finance Act
- Ongoing issues for private schools
- 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
Course speaker
This course is presented by: Neil Owen
Neil Owen is an independent consultant, speaker and occasional writer. He has worked exclusively in VAT for nearly forty years, initially working for Customs & Excise and entering professional practice in 1990. A Fellow of the CIOT and an Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation, he is also a Fellow of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants. He was for ten years the National Secretary of the VAT Practitioners Group and for six the editor of the book, CCH VAT Planning. Neil is an experienced and enthusiastic lecturer, with an unusual reputation for making VAT interesting.
How long is this course?
One day – from 9.30am - 12:30pm
Course location and cost
Our high-quality programmes are delivered virtually and face-to-face for your convenience.
Swindon
Non-members - £145 + VAT
Online members - £108 + VAT
Full members – FREE
Online
Live via webcast
Non-members - £145 + VAT
Online members - FREE
Full members – FREE
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Recording of live sessions: A recording will be available 2-3 days after the course and will automatically be sent to those who attended the live online webcast. The recording will also be available upon request for venue attendees.