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Nathan Bowden, Manager at Lovewell Blake

Company car rules

09.04.2025
Nathan Bowden
VAT
6 min read

The rules surrounding company cars are not clear cut and easy, and there are many different aspects to consider. We will take you through each consideration and where this may or may not be a tax saving.

Rob Geary, VAT Consultant for Lovewell Blake

VAT Alert - Knowing if you need to register for VAT when the business entity changes

31.03.2025
Rob Geary
VAT
2 min read

Usually, when there is a change to a business entity, such as a sole trader to a limited company, the question is often asked whether the company is taking on the sole trader business as a going concern?

Downing street

CIOT calls on government to rewrite unfair VAT rules

20.01.2025
VAT, Tax, News
2 min read

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling on the government to address unfair tax rules as interest rates on late payments rise.

HM Revenue and customs

HMRC late payment interest cut by 0.25%

02.12.2024
News, VAT, Tax
1 min read

HMRC has reduced late payment and repayment interest rates following the cut to the base rate.

Rob Geary

Start planning early to deal with the school fees VAT burden

02.10.2024
Rob Geary
VAT, Tax
3 min read

The introduction of VAT on school fees in October’s Budget is one area where there is a good element of certainty, says Rob Geary, VAT specialist at Lovewell Blake.

Rob Geary

HMRC launches VAT Registration Estimator

05.08.2024
VAT
1 min read

HMRC has launched a digital tool to help businesses estimate what registering for VAT may mean for them.

Rob Geary

Interest and partial exemption

17.11.2023
Rob Geary
VAT
3 min read

Whilst the rise in bank interest is welcome news to some, for others it could have an unexpected VAT implication.

Rob Geary

HMRC VAT applications only accepted online

13.11.2023
Rob Geary
VAT
1 min read

From today (13 November), HMRC will no longer be accepting a paper VAT 1 form for VAT applications and will only be accepting online VAT applications.

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