The thought of registering your business for VAT may have crossed your mind, even though you have not yet reached the VAT threshold. Perhaps “the idea” seems completely obvious, but I’m here to tell you that it’s not. The vat flat rate system has enabled small and medium-sized enterprises to save money along with other related benefits. At
Account Ease Accounting, we have worked with clients who believe they should not register for VAT because they have not met the threshold, which is currently £83,000. This makes perfect sense for many people, but if you run a small business that incurs overhead costs, you might want to take a moment to think about the flat rate VAT system and see everything it has to offer. That would be good.
Why register for VAT if you don’t actually need to?
- The benefits of registering for VAT are numerous and cannot be overlooked. Registering your business for VAT offers a number of benefits. Some of them are outlined below.
- Registration contributes to overall profitability. As long as most of your customers have her VAT registered, you can easily recover her VAT charged by HMRC.
- Registering for VAT gives your customers and other stakeholders the impression that your company is well-established and that your business exceeds the VAT standards.
- Registration allows you to recover VAT on capital expenditure and services undertaken prior to your VAT registration.
The flat rate system cracked
The vat flat rate system is a way for small businesses to find out how much VAT they have to pay each quarter. A flat tax rate is a fixed percentage of total sales tax sales. This rate is set by HMRC and varies depending on the type of business or profession you pursue. Prices can vary widely by industry.
Designed to save small businesses a lot of time by making sales and purchase record keeping simple and easy. This allows you to apply a fixed rate to your gross sales to determine the amount of VAT.
What are the benefits of the flat-rate system for small and medium-sized businesses?
The vat flat rate system has various benefits for small and medium-sized businesses.
It is simpler and requires less effort and time compared to the standard VAT system. Rather than calculating sales tax on every purchase and sale, you simply use a flat tax rate based on total sales.
If the majority of your customers are VAT registered, your business will be more profitable.
When a new user registers your business on the vat flat rate system, he will receive a 1% discount from the flat rate rate in the first year of VAT registration. The
calculation is relatively easy to carry out, so you can efficiently calculate your VAT budget and always know in advance how much you will have to pay to HMRC.
You can also claim a refund of input tax applicable to large capital purchases (over £2,000). If you are a small business with low overheads where
VAT applies as standard, then at Account Ease Accounting you can get expert advice from accountants who know and understand the system well.
Errors in flat rate regulation can result in significant costs. Therefore, it is best to contact the tax experts at Account Ease Accounting. For more information on flat rate plans, please visit HMRC’s website.
Contact us now. We can help you find the best approach for your business and make the most of the programs and resources available to you.
