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Author's advance
I see that the replies to a query about an author in the issue of 14 September 2000 at page 629 did not mention VAT. The query concerned advances paid to the author which would be partly repayable to the publishers if sales of the forthcoming book did not reach a specified level. The damage from failing to appreciate the need to register for VAT could be both greater and more immediate than the direct tax points discussed.
Author's advance
I see that the replies to a query about an author in the issue of 14 September 2000 at page 629 did not mention VAT. The query concerned advances paid to the author which would be partly repayable to the publishers if sales of the forthcoming book did not reach a specified level. The damage from failing to appreciate the need to register for VAT could be both greater and more immediate than the direct tax points discussed.
Tax points will have occurred when the advances were received. Even if on a 12-month rolling basis the total has not yet reached the registration limit it would of course be advantageous to apply for registration now if there is input tax recoverable as one would suppose there must be on computer equipment telephone and electronic communication costs etc.
If any single advance exceeds the...
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