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VAT and the Purchase Ledger

Master input VAT recovery with confidence, spot hidden pitfalls, sharpen your decision making, and ensure compliance every time.

Overview

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Even the most experienced accountants and bookkeepers can miss subtle VAT pitfalls in purchase ledgers. This session focuses on all the thought processes you should be going through to ensure correct recovery of input VAT every time. You’ll gain insight into common problem areas and learn how to avoid errors for more reliable compliance.

Outline:

·       Evidence for VAT recovery including employee expenses and the invalid invoice procedure

·       VAT recovery restrictions including partial exemption and non-business

·       Why is the recipient of the supply important?

·       Employee expenses including travel and motor expenses

·       Business entertainment v staff entertainment

·       What should you do if you get charged VAT incorrectly?

Simone Hurst 

Simone Hurst is an accomplished speaker and VAT consultant of many years standing. She began her VAT career as the youngest ever direct entrant Executive Officer in HM Customs & Excise working as a VAT Inspector before moving on to manage an in house VAT practice for a firm of accountants in Yorkshire and then working for one of the Big 4 firms. She now runs her own independent VAT practice, and has done for 26 years, dealing with every sort of VAT query you can possibly think of.

The webinar handout material will be available on the webinar platform when you log in to view the session.

If you wish to view or download handout materials, before starting the webinar, they will also be available through your document library on https://events.accaglobal.com

Price

Price (excluding VAT) 70 GBP

Location

United Kingdom

Date & time

28 October 2026, 13:30 - 16:30 GMT

Enquiries

Email enquiries UKCL@accaglobal.com

Course provider

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