Your monthly VAT update, by experts at Simmons & Simmons.
The £4bn import to VAT law in event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (Appointed Day No 2) (EU Exit) Regulations, SI 2019/69, appoint 23 January 2019 as the day on which provisions of the Act come into force enabling the government to establish preferential trading arrangements in favour of ‘eligible developing countries’
The government has laid three further sets of regulations making amendments to VAT legislation, to be brought into force in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a negotiated arrangement.
HMRC has written to businesses across the UK that hold a current UK-issued binding tariff information (BTI) ruling, explaining how to apply for a new ruling, or renew an expired BTI, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.