by Kristina Madesen | Jul 7, 2025 | Accounting, Tax, VAT
Strawberries, Cream… and Tax? The VAT Debate Behind M&S’s Viral ‘Sandwich’. At first glance, it’s just a fun, summery twist on a classic: Marks & Spencer’s strawberries & cream sandwich. Sweetened bread, whipped cream, and juicy strawberries...
by Sian Smith | Feb 27, 2023 | Accounting, VAT
HMRC makes changes to the way it applies VAT penalties HMRC has written to 2.5 million businesses to update them on the new points-based penalties for late VAT returns. VAT Penalty changes are on their way. Why have HMRC changed their VAT penalty system? HMRC have...
by stevegayler | Jan 27, 2022 | Accounting, VAT
When first setting up your business, there are multiple decisions to make and a key consideration will be whether to register the business for Value-Added Tax (VAT), the tax that’s added onto the price of certain goods and services. When does VAT registration...