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Sue Rathmell

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VAT Director

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Sue is an Indirect Tax specialist with more than 25 years’ experience of VAT, Insurance Premium Tax, excise and customs duties. She joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson in April 2017 and heads up the indirect tax services in the Kent region. 
 
Sue spent 5 years as in-house Indirect Tax Manager at Saga plc. Before that Sue worked for a Big 4 firm in London and in Central Europe and initially she worked for HMRC. Sue is a Chartered Tax Advisor.
 
With experience with over 50’s tour operator Saga under her belt, Sue is a travel VAT specialist, helping tour operators understand the Tour Operators’ Margin Scheme (known as TOMS) which calculates how much VAT is due on holidays. TOMS is also used in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) world.  
 
Outside the office, Sue enjoys travelling, particularly island hopping in Greece in search of the perfect beach and the perfect taverna.

Expertise

Service:
  • Tax
  • VAT

    • Sector:
  • Financial Services
  • Not for Profit
  • Travel & Tourism

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    Hard Brexit – how will tour operators be affected?

    by Sue Rathmell

    Hard Brexit – how will tour operators be affected?

    What we didn’t know until now, was how tour operators were expected to handle a hard Brexit.

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    ‘No-deal’ Brexit advice has been published by the UK government

    by Sue Rathmell

    The government’s first batch of advice for UK businesses in the event of a no deal Brexit includes help with both VAT and customs duty. 

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    Customs procedures post Brexit: promises and procrastination from UK Government

    by Sue Rathmell

    Following today’s government response to the Home Affairs Committee report on customs operations post Brexit, Sue Rathmell, VAT Director at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, comments on the need for concrete government action to allow businesses to get cracking and prepare for any changes

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    VAT - How will tour operators be affected by Brexit?

    by Sue Rathmell

    our operators use an EU wide scheme known as the Tour Operators’ Margin Scheme or TOMS for short, in order to calculate how much VAT is payable on the holidays they sell. They have to calculate the margin, i.e. the difference between the selling price and the total of all the VAT inclusive costs of the holiday. 

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    VAT Flat Rate Scheme - are you a winner or loser?

    by Sue Rathmell

    In the last few weeks I have seen two businesses that have been using the VAT flat rate scheme that would be far better off outside the scheme. Why is this? The flat rate scheme is a simplification introduced by HMRC to help small businesses account for VAT more simply. However as a simplification, it is not the best route for every business.

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