Cross Border VAT
Cross Border VAT
Since Brexit we’ve gained substantial experience assisting clients importing/exporting goods with their VAT.
The Cross-Border VAT Problem
Import VAT can be a cashflow headache, and export VAT can be difficult to manage because it can be affected by:
- The transportation route.
- Points of entry and exit.
- The type of customer.
- Type of sale (services, goods, digital online products, land-based).
- Local, national, and VAT rules within an EU-wide framework.
Many businesses require imports to be duty-free. But, to ensure customs do not hold goods, duty must be paid by the seller.
We’ll help you manage this mess!
- We’ll sort out your VAT and complete your UK VAT returns.
- You’ll get it right. Your customers will get the goods they need at the right price when needed.
- We can act as your VAT agent or VAT representative.
Examples of Help We’ve Provided
- We advised an online merchandise platform on structuring their business to avoid the administrative headache of cross-border VAT reporting.
- When a client’s previous accountant resigned due to the complexity of their international VAT, we reviewed their operations. We explained the VAT implications enabling them to become VAT compliant (for the first time!).
- We advised a listed US group on structuring its European businesses, including delivering goods from manufacturing to customer delivery.
Senior Tax Team
J Stuart Thomson MA ACA FCT ATT MCSI
Group Managing Director
- Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
- Associate Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales)
- FCT – Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
- MCSI – Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments
- ATT – Association of Tax Technicians
Karen Stone FCCA
Senior Enquiries Lead – Accountancy and Tax Advisory Services
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (FCCA)
- Member Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT)
- Advises owner-managed businesses, personal tax and trust clients.
- Works with our tax and accounts departments in an advisory role.
Ian Dodge ATT
Senior Tax Manager
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
- Certified in Probate and Estate Administration
- Ian leads our tax advice services.
- Over 20 years of experience, he previously worked for HMRC.
- Provides technical tax support for tax barristers.
Peter Briant CTA
Tax Manager
- Chartered Tax Advisor with 20 years experience.
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Inspector of Taxes.
- Has worked in tax strategy, tax investigations, large business, public sector, personal tax and corporation tax.
- Represented HMRC in discussions with foreign fiscal tax authorities.
Next Step
Contact us today to relieve your cross-border VAT headache. You’ll be pleased you did.