VAT Registration and Deregistration
Support with compulsory or voluntary VAT registration, effective dates and deregistration where your business qualifies.
VAT Returns, Registration and MTD Support
VAT Accountants in Birmingham
VAT registration, return preparation, Making Tax Digital and compliance support for small businesses, contractors and limited companies from our Hall Green office.
Fixed Fees
Free Initial Consultation
Qualified Accountants and Tax Advisers
What We Handle
VAT records, calculations and submissions kept in step
- VAT registration and deregistration
- Digital records and VAT calculations
- MTD-compatible VAT return filing
- Deadline and HMRC compliance support
VAT Returns for Birmingham Businesses
Gondal Accountancy helps VAT-registered businesses organise their records, calculate the correct VAT position and submit approved returns to HMRC using compatible software.
Accurate VAT returns depend on accurate underlying records. We can handle the VAT work alongside your business bookkeeping, annual accounts and wider support from our limited company accountants in Birmingham.
Get a Fixed-Fee VAT QuoteVAT Registration, Returns and Compliance Services
Support covering the records, calculations, software and HMRC submissions behind your business’s VAT position.
VAT Return Preparation
Review of sales, purchases, input VAT, output VAT and adjustments before your return is submitted to HMRC.
Making Tax Digital for VAT
Digital VAT records and compatible software support using platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent.
VAT Rates and Scheme Advice
Practical guidance on VAT rates and available schemes where they are relevant to your transactions and business circumstances.
Construction VAT and Reverse Charge
Support for construction businesses that need to apply the domestic reverse charge alongside CIS and ordinary VAT rules.
Late Returns and HMRC Compliance
Help bringing VAT returns up to date, reviewing records and responding to routine HMRC VAT correspondence.
When Must a Business Register for VAT?
A UK-established business must normally register when its total VAT-taxable turnover for the previous 12 months goes over £90,000. This is a rolling test, not simply a check at the end of the tax year.
Businesses below the threshold can consider voluntary registration. A registered business may be able to ask HMRC to cancel its registration if taxable turnover is expected to fall below £88,000, subject to the relevant conditions.
Check the VAT registration rules on GOV.UK
Current Thresholds
Registration
Compulsory registration normally applies when taxable turnover goes over the threshold.
£90,000
Deregistration
Cancellation may be available when expected taxable turnover falls below the limit.
£88,000
20%
Standard Rate
Applies to most goods and services supplied in the UK.
5%
Reduced Rate
Applies to certain goods and services, including children’s car seats and some home energy.
0%
Zero Rate
Applies to zero-rated supplies, including most food and children’s clothing.
The correct treatment depends on the particular supply. Check the current VAT rates on GOV.UK.
VAT Return and Payment Deadline
For most businesses, the online VAT return and payment are due one calendar month and 7 days after the end of the VAT accounting period.
Submit the Return
One month and 7 days
Your return must reach HMRC by the deadline shown in the VAT account, including nil and repayment returns.
Pay HMRC
Usually the same deadline
Allow enough time for the payment to reach HMRC. Different rules can apply to annual accounting and payments on account.
See HMRC’s VAT return and payment deadline guidance.
Making Tax Digital for VAT
VAT-registered businesses generally need to keep digital VAT records and file their returns using compatible software unless HMRC has agreed an exemption.
We can help set up, organise or manage VAT records using Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent or other suitable software, including support where records need to be brought up to date.
Explore our Making Tax Digital supportOur MTD for VAT support includes:
- Compatible software setup and review
- Digital sales and purchase records
- VAT calculations and return preparation
- Digital submission to HMRC
- Deadline and payment guidance
Check HMRC’s MTD-compatible VAT software guidance.
VAT Support for Small Businesses and Companies
VAT becomes more involved when a business is growing, changing software, dealing with different VAT treatments or trading through construction and ecommerce channels.
We help businesses keep the records behind their returns accurate and understand the figures before anything is submitted to HMRC.
We can help:
- Small businesses approaching or exceeding the VAT registration threshold
- Limited companies and sole traders already registered for VAT
- Businesses considering voluntary VAT registration or deregistration
- Companies that need regular or catch-up VAT return support
- Businesses moving to Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent for digital VAT records
- Construction businesses dealing with CIS and the domestic reverse charge
- Online sellers managing VAT alongside marketplace and ecommerce records
Our VAT Return Process
A clear process from organised digital records to an approved VAT return.
01
Review Your VAT Records
We review sales, purchases, VAT invoices, bank transactions and bookkeeping records for the VAT period.
02
Prepare and Check the Return
Output VAT, input VAT, adjustments and the resulting payment or repayment position are prepared and checked.
03
Explain the Figures
You receive the figures for review, together with an explanation of the amount payable or reclaimable.
04
Submit through MTD Software
Once approved, the VAT return is submitted to HMRC using Making Tax Digital compatible software.
Related VAT and Accounting Support
VAT works best when the bookkeeping, accounts, software and sector-specific rules are considered together.
Bookkeeping Services
Monthly, quarterly and catch-up bookkeeping providing accurate digital records for VAT returns.
Explore our Birmingham bookkeeping servicesMaking Tax Digital Support
Help with MTD-compatible software, digital records and VAT submissions.
Get help with Making Tax DigitalLimited Company Accountants
Accounts, Corporation Tax, bookkeeping, VAT and payroll support for limited companies.
See our limited company accounting supportConstruction and CIS Accountants
CIS returns, contractor records, VAT and domestic reverse charge support for construction businesses.
Learn about our CIS accounting serviceEcommerce Accountants
VAT, platform reconciliation and bookkeeping for Amazon, eBay, Shopify and other online sellers.
Explore ecommerce accounting supportVAT Payment Guide
Check the payment reference, deadline and official HMRC payment route before paying your VAT bill.
Read our VAT payment guide
Local Birmingham VAT Accountants
VAT Advice from Our Hall Green Office
Gondal Accountancy is based at 1126A Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8AE. We work with local businesses across Birmingham and the West Midlands, as well as companies elsewhere in the UK through digital records and remote consultations.
Our team includes a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser. Fees are agreed before work begins, and your first consultation is free.
Need Help with VAT Registration or Returns?
Speak to our Birmingham VAT accountants about registration, digital records, MTD submissions and bringing late returns up to date.
Book a Free ConsultationVAT Accountants FAQs
A UK-established business must normally register when its total VAT-taxable turnover for the previous 12 months goes over £90,000. You must also monitor whether you expect to exceed the threshold in the next 30 days because separate registration rules apply.
A VAT-registered business may be able to ask HMRC to cancel its registration if its taxable turnover is expected to fall below £88,000, subject to the applicable conditions.
Yes. A business below the compulsory registration threshold may register voluntarily. Whether this is beneficial depends on its customers, costs, pricing, record keeping and the VAT it may be able to reclaim.
The main VAT rates are 20% standard rate, 5% reduced rate and 0% zero rate. Some supplies are exempt or outside the scope of VAT. The correct treatment depends on the goods, services and circumstances of the supply.
For most businesses, the online VAT return and payment are due one calendar month and 7 days after the end of the VAT accounting period. Different deadlines apply to some schemes and payment arrangements.
VAT-registered businesses generally need to keep digital VAT records and file VAT returns using compatible software unless HMRC has granted an exemption.
Yes. We can review your digital records, prepare and check the VAT return, explain the figures and submit the approved return to HMRC using compatible software.
HMRC uses a points-based system for late VAT returns. Late payment interest and penalties may also apply when VAT is paid late. Bringing the records and outstanding returns up to date promptly can help prevent the position becoming more difficult.
Yes. We can help construction businesses review whether the domestic reverse charge applies, organise the related bookkeeping and prepare VAT returns alongside CIS records.
The fee depends on the transaction volume, record quality, VAT scheme, filing frequency and whether bookkeeping is also required. We provide a fixed-fee quote before work begins, and the initial consultation is free.
Last reviewed: 24 August 2026