VAT and Charities

Course

In City of London

£ 445 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Workshop

  • Location

    City of london

  • Class hours

    6h

  • Duration

    1 Day

For staff at all levels dealing with charity VAT

The course is designed to provide a thorough explanation of the principles of VAT applicable to charities. At the end of the course, delegates will have a clear understanding of the most significant compliance issues and planning opportunities.

Awareness of VAT-saving possibilities will be heightened at all staff levels within charities and for all those who make supplies to or receive supplies from them. Junior staff will become familiar with the right questions to ask and senior staff will receive clear guidance in making key, strategic decisions.

Facilities

Location

Start date

City of London (London)
See map
138-142 Holborn, EC1N 2NQ

Start date

On request

About this course

The course is ideal for charity staff at all levels, who are directly or indirectly involved with VAT. It would also be particularly relevant for finance staff from other business and organisations involved in transactions with charities, and professional advisers of all of these.

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Subjects

  • Staff
  • Charity
  • Compliance
  • Transactions
  • Tax Liability
  • VAT
  • Planning
  • Business
  • Input Tax
  • VAT and Charities
  • Charity Income Stream
  • Property Transactions
  • Direct Attribution of Costs

Teachers and trainers (1)

Nick  Lawrence

Nick Lawrence

Teacher

Nick spent several years with HM Customs & Excise in the UK, specialising in partial exemption, before joining a medium sized accountancy firm in 1988 where he advised on all aspects of VAT and was latterly chairman of the national VAT committee. In January 1995, he started his own business, working from home. Nick has provided regular consultancy and training services to a wide range of clients in the UK and abroad. He has particular expertise in partial exemption, land and property, charities and social housing.

Course programme

  • An introduction to the basic principles of VAT applicable to charities
  • Identifying the difference between business and non-business activities
  • An analysis of typical charity income streams
  • An explanation of key VAT reliefs available to charities
  • Clarification of the VAT treatment of land and property transactions relevant to charities
  • How to decide how much input tax can be claimed, including direct attribution of costs, business:non-business apportionments and partial exemption

VAT and Charities

£ 445 + VAT