VAT Cash Accounting

The VAT Cash Accounting Scheme can help businesses improve cash flow by allowing VAT to be accounted for when customers actually pay invoices, rather than when invoices are issued. This can be particularly beneficial for businesses that offer credit terms or...

Reclaiming VAT on car leasing costs

Businesses that lease cars often assume they can recover all of the VAT charged on car  leasing payments. In practice, the rules are more limited. Where a business leases a qualifying car, HMRC normally only allows 50% of the VAT on the leasing charges to be...

Reclaiming VAT on taxi and ride-hailing fares

Changes announced in the Autumn Budget have removed the use of a niche VAT scheme known as the Tour Operators Margin Scheme (TOMS) for private hire vehicle operators from January 2026. TOMS was originally designed for tour operators selling travel packages. However,...