Flat Rate VAT, Ireland, am I being robbed?

**ASB** · 2 July 2012, 18:53

Originally posted by youwhut View Post

Hi guys,

Last year I did a small contract in Ireland. The advice from my account at the time was that this fell outside the scope of UK VAT, and should be excluded from my flat rate turnover. He advised me to file nil returns.

Same group of accountants have just done my end of year accounts. One of these accountant's has came back to me and said that this work did fall inside the scope of UK VAT therefore I should be paying the VAT liability.

I am reading all sorts of advice and it is very confusing. This extra liability is quite a few thousand pounds which I was not expecting.

Please help,
Thanks

Don't know what the work was, but just point them to the HMRC guiidance, it's been posted on here many times. Come back if you can't find it and I'll try and find it for you.

It is possible, but unlikely it is inside the scope, depends on exactly what the services were.

**youwhut** · 2 July 2012, 19:08

Okay I am looking at:

HM Revenue & Customs: Flat Rate Scheme for VAT

It clearly states sales to other EU countries.

Is there some other guidance I should be looking at?

**ASB** · 2 July 2012, 19:19

Originally posted by youwhut View Post

Okay I am looking at:

HM Revenue & Customs: Flat Rate Scheme for VAT

It clearly states sales to other EU countries.

Is there some other guidance I should be looking at?

Check here. To start, get the accountants to justify their position

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...im-liable.html

Do come back if you need more and let me know. Google is a better way of searching this site than the search facility in my view.

**youwhut** · 2 July 2012, 19:34

Awesome help, thank you. I will be back if there is further resistance.

Flat Rate VAT, Ireland, am I being robbed?