NEIL WARREN considers a potential pitfall when relying on technical guidance from HMRC online and the wider issue of obtaining a written VAT ruling on a subject.
A VAT-registered client originally treated his supplies as exempt from VAT, but was subsequently advised by HMRC that output tax should be paid. Having paid this from his profit, he has now discovered that the supplies should be exempt
Several companies are owned by a client, but only one trades, the rest being dormant. The trading company has been using a dormant company’s VAT registration.