International VAT Service

International VAT advice often requires more than just processing your VAT. We can help you restructure your business to minimise VAT costs and VAT administration, taking into account:

• The value and type of product sold.
• Where the product is sourced.
• Where it arrives.
• How it is shipped.
• The VAT rate in the country where the products are finally delivered.
• The use of bonded warehouses – VAT is only paid when products are removed.

Dropshippers

We aid drop-shippers with:

• VAT agent or VAT representative services.
• VAT bookkeeping
• VAT reporting and VAT returns

Areas of International VAT Experience

We help clients reduce their VAT in areas such as:

• Completing UK VAT forms.
• Distance selling into overseas countries.
• Digital delivery of services.
• Use of VAT warehouses.

Examples

• We helped restructure an online merchandise platform to avoid the administrative headache of cross-border VAT reporting.

• When a client’s previous accountant resigned due to international VAT matters, we reviewed the client’s operations. We explained the VAT implications enabling them to become compliant (for the first time).

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Next Step

Contact us for help and advice with your international VAT requirements. You’ll be pleased you did.