{"id":219779,"date":"2017-03-31T19:58:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:07:45","slug":"quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Guide to NEW Flat Rate VAT Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new changes to the VAT Flat Rate scheme will primarily affect small businesses who are categorised as \u2018Limited Cost Traders\u2019 who will see a substantial change in the amount of VAT they will have to now pay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#The_Date_the_new_VAT_changes_will_occur\" title=\"The Date the new VAT changes will occur\">The Date the new VAT changes will occur<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#The_new_VAT_Flat_rate\" title=\"The new VAT Flat rate\">The new VAT Flat rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#The_effects_on_Small_Businesses\" title=\"The effects on Small Businesses\">The effects on Small Businesses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#Limited_Cost_Traders\" title=\"Limited Cost Traders\">Limited Cost Traders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#Items_Excluded_from_the_%E2%80%98cost_of_goods_calculation\" title=\"Items Excluded from the \u2018cost of goods\u2019 calculation\">Items Excluded from the \u2018cost of goods\u2019 calculation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#The_reasons_for_the_changes_to_the_Flat_Rate_VAT_Scheme\" title=\"The reasons for the changes to the Flat Rate VAT Scheme\">The reasons for the changes to the Flat Rate VAT Scheme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/quick-guide-new-flat-rate-vat-scheme\/#The_next_steps_a_Small_Business_should_take\" title=\"The next steps a Small Business should take\">The next steps a Small Business should take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Date_the_new_VAT_changes_will_occur\"><\/span>The Date the new VAT changes will occur<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new VAT changes will come into effect from the 1st of April 2017<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_new_VAT_Flat_rate\"><\/span>The new VAT Flat rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HMRC will now fix the new Flat VAT rate at 16.5% for \u2018Limited Cost Traders\u2019. The effective rate is calculated at 19.8%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_effects_on_Small_Businesses\"><\/span>The effects on Small Businesses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All small business that fall into the \u2018Limited Cost Traders\u2019 category will be affected.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limited_Cost_Traders\"><\/span>Limited Cost Traders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A \u2018Limited Cost Trader\u2019 can be defined as a business that will spend less than 2% of turnover on goods where all services are excluded.  However, a business will automatically fall into the \u2018Limited Cost Trader\u2019 category if it spends less than \u00a31000 on goods.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Items_Excluded_from_the_%E2%80%98cost_of_goods_calculation\"><\/span>Items Excluded from the \u2018cost of goods\u2019 calculation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The items excluded from the \u2018cost of goods\u2019 calculation are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel and accommodation expenses<\/li>\n<li>Business food and drink expenses<\/li>\n<li>Expenses for the running of a company vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Rent, Internet, Phone expenses<\/li>\n<li>Any Capital items<\/li>\n<li>Training and membership expenses<\/li>\n<li>Any donations and gifts<\/li>\n<li>Expenditure on services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_reasons_for_the_changes_to_the_Flat_Rate_VAT_Scheme\"><\/span>The reasons for the changes to the Flat Rate VAT Scheme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HMRC wants to stop the exploitation of the scheme as is being misused by many businesses.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_next_steps_a_Small_Business_should_take\"><\/span>The next steps a Small Business should take<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most small business will be affected by these changes. That is the reason why our team of dedicated accountants are available for consultation. Our accountants are experts in their field and will evaluate your business to see how you will be affected by these changes. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/schedule-a-meeting\/\">contact us today for a free consultation!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new changes to the VAT Flat Rate scheme will primarily affect small businesses who are categorised as \u2018Limited Cost Traders\u2019 who will see a substantial change in the amount of VAT they will have to now pay. 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