VAT problem areas
Date: 5 October 2017 13:30 to 16:30
Type: Course, Tax
Organiser: Tyne and Wear
VAT is the fastest changing and most complex tax that practitioners have to deal with on a regular basis. This course will bring you up to date with the most significant changes in the last 12 months and explain the likely impact of those changes on businesses.
Course content will include:
- Changes in VAT legislation and HMRC practice
- VAT cases and tribunal decisions and their practical implications
- A review of problem areas, including:
- Cars – when can we recover?
- Business entertaining – where is the line?
- Business gifts
- Flat rate issues
- Barter transactions
- Property transactions
- International services
- Cross border goods
Speaker
Dean Wootton
Dean Wootten has been involved in tax training for many years and lectures on a wide variety of tax matters. Dean started his career as a Chartered Accountant, qualifying with Grant Thornton in 1988. Dean then spent two years overseas with KPMG before returning to a medium sized provincial firm in Sussex. Shortly after returning to the UK Dean qualified as an Associate of the Institute of Taxation in 1991.
Whilst in practice Dean gained valuable experience including five years at partner level. The experience gained enables Dean to focus his lecturing on the practical aspects of the issues presented.
Together with Chris Jones, Dean was a founder director of Online Tutors Limited, a company specialising in providing online CPD training.
Dean is also the senior lecturer on the CTA VAT route at Tolley’s and the EU VAT paper on the ADIT international tax exams..
Dean is a regular contributor to Taxation magazine where his articles have got a reputation for providing clear practical advice.
In 2014 Dean worked with the Bahamian Government in preparation for the introduction of VAT in the Bahamas from 1 January 2015
For a number of years Dean has provided VAT consultancy advice to practitioners throughout the UK. Dean is uniquely placed to provide practical advice in such a specialist area – he has unrivalled VAT technical knowledge but is able to get this across to practitioners and clients in a very clear manner.
How to book
The easiest way to book is online by clicking the button to Book Online at icaew.com – you will be able to log into your account at icaew.com and pay with your debit or credit card.
You can also telephone the ICAEW central events booking team on 01908 248159 and pay over the phone.
Alternatively you can download a booking form or book by email.
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