VAT Services
Partnering clients with commercially minded, proactive and diligent VAT and Indirect Tax experts, using extensive international connections to mitigate risks and highlight opportunities for tax savings and efficiencies.
Our team works with clients spanning all sectors from multi-national listed entities to start ups. We have specialists focused on customs duty, cross border supply chains and VAT litigation, and pride ourselves on being personable, ambitious and resourceful.
Combining strategic thinking and adaptability, our VAT and indirect taxes experts are experienced in both day-to-day issues and those more complex, providing detailed solutions, and drawing on years of industry experience to help you deal with complex transactions.
Our VAT and indirect taxes team advise on:
Trading with the EU post Brexit, global supply chains, and multi-territory VAT compliance
Domestic VAT and indirect tax compliance requirements
Routine and complex HMRC enquiries and disputes
Industry expert knowledge, including construction and real estate, healthcare, education, charities and not for profit, automotive, and manufacturing amongst others
Handling e-commerce VAT for goods and services sold in the UK and abroad
VAT health checks that aim to give your business peace of mind
VAT & Indirect Taxes: Insight and Events
What is a tax strategy?
Robin Prince
What is Labour's policy on placing VAT on private school fees?
Jonathan Main
Untangling the VAT Web: Navigating Recovery in Holding Company Transactions
Robin Prince
The Engine – Spring 2024
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ESG & the impact of Plastic Packaging Tax
Alison Horner
Entrepreneur VAT complexities: A case study on tax disputes faced by UK-based entrepreneurs engaging in the Chinese retail market
Full detailsWhy MHA?
- We are practical, knowledgeable, and bold, driven by our exceptional people. We ensure we understand our clients’ business and growth ambitions to enable us to provide strategic VAT, Customs duty, and indirect tax advice, building successful relationships, so together we can achieve a better tomorrow
- We have extensive experience in VAT and indirect taxes appeals in tribunals and courts and offer fee protection insurance
- We utilise our experience advising on cross-border supply chains to help you deal with complex transactions
- MHA are the UK member firm of Baker Tilly International, ranked 9th globally. We operate in 145 countries and offer access to our global VAT and indirect taxes network
Our VAT and indirect taxes team
Alison Horner
VAT & Indirect Tax Partner
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Jonathan Main
VAT & Indirect Tax Partner
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Sue Rathmell
VAT & Indirect Tax Partner
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Robin Prince
Partner
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Naomi Quant
VAT & Indirect Tax Manager
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Julie Green
VAT & Indirect Tax Senior Manager
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Andrew Thurston
Customs Duty & Indirect Tax Consultant
Full detailsHMRC disputes and investigations
With extensive experience in VAT and indirect taxes disputes, we aim to resolve issues using the most cost-effective methods, whatever the stage of an HMRC investigation you find yourself at. Allowing you to spend more time on other areas of interest for your business.
VAT and indirect taxes compliance
We can act as your agent for VAT purposes, work together to ensure that you understand how these taxes impact on your business and advise on the best approach moving forward.
International VAT
For businesses trading across the globe, UK VAT is just one complexity, and overseas VAT registrations may also be required. We utilise our experience in advising on cross-border supply chains and offer access to our global VAT network through Baker Tilly International. We handle all compliance matters with HMRC, from filing VAT returns to overseeing visits.
Health checks across VAT and all other indirect taxes
Our approach to reviewing the processes embedded in your business will give you peace of mind, as well as highlighting opportunities for tax savings and efficiencies.
We offer customs duty solutions that help your business become more cost effective and streamlined. Seeking to assist businesses in understanding and utilising more efficiently the existing customs regimes and Special Procedures.
