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Dear customer,

Do you need help understanding your VAT return, or which accounting scheme best suits your business? We’ve got the information you need with live webinars and short ‘how to’ videos.

If you have a question, feel free to ask us during our live webinars by using the on-screen text box:

VAT accounting schemes

For an overview of the VAT accounting schemes, register for this webinar, during which we’ll be covering the:
• Cash Accounting Scheme
• Flat Rate Scheme
• Annual Accounting Scheme

VAT – using the Flat Rate Scheme

Register for our webinar about using the Flat Rate Scheme and find out about:
• what the Flat Rate Scheme is and how you can use the scheme
• when you can reclaim VAT for capital expenditure
• what to do if you have more than one business
• how to fill in your VAT return
• record keeping

VAT – the basics and the VAT return

Why not register for our webinar covering the VAT basics and your VAT return. We’ll be discussing:
• what VAT is and charging VAT
• standard VAT accounting
• paying your VAT bill
• what to do if you make a mistake
• cancelling your VAT registration
Please note that the webinars above won’t be covering other VAT accounting schemes, or how to deal with VAT when trading with other countries.

You’ll also find short videos on our playlist ‘Registering for and paying VAT‘ – available on HMRC’s YouTube channel.

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Yours faithfully
HM Revenue and Customs

Dear customer,

The June edition of the Employer Bulletin brings you all the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents.

Included in this edition are important updates on:
• PAYE Settlement Agreement calculations 2024 to 2025
• organised labour fraud – the supply of labour through employment intermediaries
• mandating the reporting of benefits in kind and expenses through payroll software
• Spotlight 68 – using prepaid debit cards for profit extraction, to reduce profits and disguise income
• future changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
• parents of teens reminded to go online to extend their Child Benefit claim
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HMRC will continue to send you email alerts, unless you choose to unsubscribe.

Your next Employer Bulletin is in August 2025, and we will send you an email to let you know when it is live.

Yours faithfully
HM Revenue and Customs
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