VAT Planning and Advice That Reduces What You Pay
Most businesses pay more VAT than they need to. ABM Chartered Accountants provides proactive VAT planning and advice that identifies savings, recovers missed input tax, and structures your transactions to keep your VAT costs as low as possible.
Strategic VAT Advice From Chartered Accountants
VAT is not just a compliance exercise. The way you structure transactions, choose schemes, and handle mixed supplies all affect how much VAT you pay and how much you recover. ABM Chartered Accountants provides practical VAT planning that goes beyond returns and focuses on reducing your overall VAT cost.
Our ICAEW and ACCA qualified accountants advise on everything from scheme selection and partial exemption methods to property transactions and cross-border trade. Whether you are dealing with a one-off transaction that needs careful structuring or want ongoing advisory support, we deliver clear, actionable VAT guidance.
What Our VAT Planning Service Covers
From reviewing your current VAT position to advising on complex property and international transactions, here is how ABM Chartered Accountants helps you pay less VAT, legitimately.
VAT Efficiency Review
A full review of your VAT position to identify savings, missed claims, and areas of excess cost.
Scheme Optimisation
Advising whether flat rate, standard, or cash accounting gives your business the best VAT outcome.
Property VAT Advice
Guidance on the option to tax, VAT on property transactions, and capital goods scheme obligations.
Partial Exemption
Designing a recovery method that maximises input tax claims on mixed taxable and exempt supplies.
Cross-Border VAT
Advice on import VAT, export zero-rating, reverse charges, and overseas supply rules for businesses.
HMRC Dispute Support
Representation and negotiation if HMRC challenges your VAT treatment or opens a compliance check.
Pay Less VAT Without Taking Any Risk
VAT planning is not about aggressive schemes or borderline positions. It is about understanding the rules thoroughly and applying them to your advantage. The right scheme choice alone can save thousands each year. Proper input tax recovery ensures you are not leaving money with HMRC that belongs in your business.
ABM Chartered Accountants reviews your VAT affairs with fresh eyes and identifies opportunities that are often missed in day-to-day compliance. From restructuring how you invoice to optimising your partial exemption method, the savings are real, legitimate, and often significant. Good VAT advice pays for itself.
VAT Planning and Advice for Businesses Across the UK
Based in Canary Wharf, London, ABM Chartered Accountants provides VAT planning and advisory services to businesses of all sizes throughout the UK. Our approach is practical, commercial, and results-focused.
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VAT Advice Shaped by Your Industry
We provide VAT planning for businesses in property, construction, financial services, retail, hospitality, e-commerce, healthcare, and professional services. Each sector has its own VAT challenges, and our team understands them.
Why Businesses Choose ABM for VAT Advice
Chartered VAT Specialists
ICAEW and ACCA qualified with deep VAT experience.
Savings You Can Measure
Practical advice that delivers real, quantifiable VAT reductions.
Fully Compliant Planning
Every recommendation grounded in current HMRC legislation.
How We Work
Initial Consultation
Set Up and Onboard
Ongoing Support
We provide regular reviews and proactive advice to keep your finances optimised and HMRC-compliant.
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Whether you need help with your tax return, payroll, VAT, or business advisory, our qualified UK accountants are ready to provide clear, practical guidance for your specific needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to the VAT planning questions we hear most often. Contact our team for tailored guidance.
What is VAT planning?
VAT planning involves reviewing how your business handles VAT to find legitimate ways to reduce your liability, improve cash flow, and recover more input tax. It covers everything from scheme selection and transaction structuring to partial exemption and property VAT decisions.
Which VAT scheme is best for my business?
The best scheme depends on your turnover, the nature of your supplies, and your purchasing profile. The flat rate scheme suits some smaller businesses, while standard accounting or cash accounting may work better for others. ABM Chartered Accountants compares the options and recommends the right fit.
Can you help with VAT on property?
Yes. Property VAT is one of the most complex areas of indirect tax. We advise on the option to tax, transfers of going concerns, the capital goods scheme, and the VAT treatment of commercial and residential property transactions.
What is partial exemption?
Partial exemption applies when your business makes both VAT-taxable and VAT-exempt supplies. It limits how much input tax you can recover. ABM Chartered Accountants designs a recovery method that maximises your claim while keeping you compliant with HMRC rules.
Do you advise on international VAT?
Yes. We advise on import VAT, postponed VAT accounting, export zero-rating, the reverse charge mechanism, and the place of supply rules that determine where VAT is due on cross-border services. ABM Chartered Accountants helps you get the treatment right.
How much does VAT planning advice cost?
Fees depend on the scope and complexity of your VAT affairs. For one-off reviews, we quote a fixed fee. For ongoing advisory support, we agree a monthly or quarterly retainer. Contact ABM Chartered Accountants for a tailored quote.