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VAT on track

04 October 2011 / Neil Warren
Issue: 4324 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , VAT
NEIL WARREN considers the practical challenges that can arise when goods are bought or sold overseas by a UK business

KEY POINTS

  • The distinction between UK EU and non-EU supplies.
  • VAT is applied when goods enter the EU.
  • Reclaimable acquisition VAT applies to EU supplies.
  • Special rules apply to ‘triangulation’ scenarios.
  • Distance selling rules apply to prevent a VAT advantage.

In the past couple of years a lot of VAT excitement has been created by the changing rules for international services. The VAT rules concerning goods have largely been unchanged but it is fair to say that the way we trade in goods has been revolutionised by the expanding markets in China and India.

In this article I will consider some practical situations regarding goods and VAT and I will also explain an important change in the rules concerning goods...

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