Should VAT on purchases be rounded up or rounded down? MARK ACKRILL reports on the Advocate General’s preliminary opinion in favour of HMRC in the JD Wetherspoon case
What are the practical effects of the reduction in the VAT rate from 17.5% to 15%, particularly with regards to ‘continuous services’? What rate should be applied when services straddle 1 December 2008 and what are the implications if different work is carried out for the same client?