34. Indirect Tax (VAT) (AAT)

The content of this particular qualification includes the following:

• 34.01. Introduction to Value Added Tax: WHAT IS VALUE ADDED TAX?, AN OVERVIEW OF VALUE ADDED TAX, RATES OF VAT, SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR VAT, REGISTRATION FOR VAT, REGULATION BY HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS.
• 34.02. VAT & business documents: VAT INVOICES, VAT CALCULATIONS, TAX POINTS.
• 34.03. Inputs & outputs & special schemes: OUTPUT VAT & INPUT VAT - SOME REVISION, ZERO-RATED & EXEMPT SUPPLIES, TAXABLE & EXEMPT SUPPLIES - PARTIAL EXEMPTION, BUSINESS EXPENSES, VEHICLES & VAT, DEPOSITS, ADVANCE PAYMENTS & PAYING BY INSTALMENTS, IMPORTS & EXPORTS, SPECIAL SCHEMES, ANNUAL ACCOUNTING SCHEME, FLAT RATE SCHEME, CASH ACCOUNTING SCHEME, A NOTE ON RETAIL SCHEMES.
• 34.04. The VAT Return: KEEPING VAT RECORDS, VAT CONTROL ACCOUNT, THE VAT RETURN - ONLINE SUBMISSION, THE PAPER-BASED VAT RETURN - FORM VAT 100, DEADLINES, PENALTIES & ERROR REPORTING.
• 34.05. VAT communications: VAT & THE CASH FLOW OF A BUSINESS, VAT LEGISLATION, CHANGING THE VAT RATE, DEALING WITH AN INCREASE IN THE STANDARD VAT RATE, OTHER AMENDMENTS TO VAT SCHEMES, COMMUNICATING WITH HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS.

END