Is it possible to register a company for VAT for a date that fall sin the middle of a month (ie. the beginning of a contract) or does it have to fall at the beginning of a month/quarter?
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Mid month VAT registration
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You can register at any point, it just means your first return will be slightly longer - say 20 December 2010 to 31 March 2011. Quarter dates from then on will always fall at the end of the month. -
So if I wanted to have registered on Aug 19th and my accountant registered me on August 1st - why would they have done that?
I have first half of August invoices I didn't charge VAT for as I wasn't registered at the time. I'm not going to go back to previous client and ask for backdated VAT am I supposed to pay it myself? Isn't that a bit messy?
Why would my accountants have registered me at the beginning of the month instead of the coomecement of a new contract on the 19th which I requested?"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostSo if I wanted to have registered on Aug 19th and my accountant registered me on August 1st - why would they have done that?
I have first half of August invoices I didn't charge VAT for as I wasn't registered at the time. I'm not going to go back to previous client and ask for backdated VAT am I supposed to pay it myself? Isn't that a bit messy?
Why would my accountants have registered me at the beginning of the month instead of the coomecement of a new contract on the 19th which I requested?
It's actually quite normal to not charge VAT then go back and raise a VAT only invoice when the registration comes through, although this is usually when you first start and the company is in the process of being set up.
Give your accountant a call.Comment
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