

There are special rules when you buy high value capital goods, section 15 explains how you can claim back the VAT on these purchases. This means, an allowance for input tax is built into the flat rates. This is because the flat rates are calculated to represent the net VAT you need to pay to HMRC. If you use the Flat Rate Scheme, you do not recover input tax or VAT on imports or acquisitions, if your business is based in Northern Ireland. you usually claim input tax (read paragraph 2.4)Īlso, as the flat rates are averages, you may pay more VAT on the Flat Rate Scheme than you would on normal accounting.your business for businesses who buy and sell goods from outside the UK, the scheme may become more complex (read paragraph 6.4).your customers are VAT registered you will have to calculate the VAT and issue VAT invoices in the normal way.Your business will not benefit from the scheme if: fixed rate percentages that are lower than the standard rateĢ.3 Which businesses cannot use the scheme.

