VAT - When You Can & Can't Recover (Jan 26)
Category: Tax | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODUK2605 | Type: Video | Course Level: Intermediate | Speaker: Edd Thompson | Date: 27/01/2026 10:00
Course Details
VAT recovery on costs can be a minefield. It’s important to maximise VAT recover for your client or business, but you must do so in a way that is compliant with the complex VAT rules and does not expose you or your client to a risk of penalties and interest for incorrectly recovered VAT.
This course is a practically focused reminder of the conditions that need to be met to recover VAT on costs which explores some common pitfalls and challenges.
In this course Edd Thompson covers the following topics:
- Principles of VAT recovery and conditions in overview
- VAT invoices and checking evidence
- Business and staff entertainment
- Cars and motoring
- Partial exemption and the capital good scheme – the essentials
CPD Course Speaker
VATskills Ltd
Edd Thompson
Edd is a specialist VAT trainer and VAT adviser. He is both a chartered tax adviser and chartered accountant.
Edd was previously Head of Indirect Taxes for Tolley, a leading provider of tax research in the UK. He trained in VAT with a top 10 accountancy practice and returned to the world of VAT following his time at Tolley. He has also been seconded to the in-house VAT function of a large North American head quartered bank.
Edd splits his time between his training business VATskills and advising clients as VAT Director of Cubed Tax.
Edd has taught on both ATT and CTA qualifications and has lectured for professional bodies.
He has written for many of the leading VAT and tax publications including De Voil Indirect Tax Service, Tolley’s Value Added Tax, Tax Journal, Taxation Magazine and Tax Adviser.
Edd was previously Head of Indirect Taxes for Tolley, a leading provider of tax research in the UK. He trained in VAT with a top 10 accountancy practice and returned to the world of VAT following his time at Tolley. He has also been seconded to the in-house VAT function of a large North American head quartered bank.
Edd splits his time between his training business VATskills and advising clients as VAT Director of Cubed Tax.
Edd has taught on both ATT and CTA qualifications and has lectured for professional bodies.
He has written for many of the leading VAT and tax publications including De Voil Indirect Tax Service, Tolley’s Value Added Tax, Tax Journal, Taxation Magazine and Tax Adviser.