HMRC publishes VAT guidance in the event of no-deal Brexit
Britain is due to leave the EU in March 2019, with a potential transition period lasting until December 2020 if the bloc agrees
What will the deal be with VAT in the event of a no-deal Brexit? HMRC has released guidelines to make business owners aware of both immediate and long-term changes if no trade agreement is struck with the EU.
As the Brexit countdown enters its final 200 days, HMRC has issued VAT guidance for business owners if the government returns without a trade agreement. The short version is that VAT is here to stay and broadly speaking, transactions with EU countries will be treated the same way as transactions with non-EU countries are currently treated.
There are a few examples of the changes and yes, it is technical stuff, but this is VAT?:
VAT on imported goods
VAT on goods imported from anywhere in the world would be accounted for on the VAT return in the same way as you currently account for VAT on imports from the EU.
Low Value Consignment relief
Low Value Consignment relief would be abolished for all incoming parcels from anywhere (it will probably be abolished anyway as it is the way the rest of the world is going).
Tour Operators Margin Scheme
The Tour Operators Margin Scheme is an EU VAT accounting scheme and there is no indication how it would be replaced (trade consultations are ongoing).
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