VAT registration and quarterly returns
Returns prepared from books that have actually been reconciled, with the workings attached — so when a question comes back six months later, the answer is already in the file.
What we do
- VAT registration support — quoted after we review the activity, turnover and supporting records.
- Quarterly return preparation, reconciled to the general ledger rather than assembled from a spreadsheet of totals.
- Reconciliation between VAT and your books, which is exactly the cross-check a tax authority runs.
- Correcting historic positions as part of catch-up work.
Why the reconciliation matters more than it used to
Once e-invoicing is live, invoice-level data reaches the Federal Tax Authority close to the time you issue it. A return that does not agree with the invoices behind it is visible in a way it was not before. Preparing returns from reconciled books rather than from summary figures stops being good practice and starts being the only sensible approach.
Our own VAT position
How VAT applies to our fees depends on how the engagement is structured and where the supply is made. We confirm the treatment in the engagement letter before the first invoice rather than leaving it as a surprise.
How the work is scoped
Your proposal states the deliverables, responsibilities and private fee before work begins.
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Behind on VAT returns?
It is more common than people admit, and it is fixable. Tell us how far back it goes and we will quote the catch-up work as a fixed fee.