Updates: VAT Assessments and Error Correction

2024

15 April 2024 published amendments

General assessment procedures: Importance of avoiding delay

Link to Making Tax Digital Toolkit updated

2 April 2024 published amendments

Powers of assessment: VAT assessment powers: Out of time assessments

Link to HMRC Tax Accounting Policies: Revenue Losses updated

How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Completing form VAT641

Link to Making Tax Digital Toolkit updated

21 March 2024 published amendments

Error correction for VAT returns: Time limits: Introduction

Error correction notification added and VAT652 removed from the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 non careless errors

All guidance is now on ocelot manual has been archived

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Deliberate inaccuracies

Reference to VAT652 removed from the page and error correction notification added.

Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Initial check for credibility

Reference to VAT652 removed and error correction notification added to the page

How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: When form VAT642 should not be used

Reference to VAT652 removed from the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return periods with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 careless errors

VAT652 removed from the page and replaced with Error correction notification

Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Initial check for completeness

Reference to VAT652 removed and replaced with an error correction notification

VAT assessment forms: Countersigning roles and procedures

VAT562 removed and replaced with an error correction notification

Error correction for VAT: Correction methods: Separate notification

VAT652 removed and error correction notification added

Error correction for VAT: Correction methods: Monetary limit examples

Example 1 removed from the page

28 February 2024 published amendments

2023

20 December 2023 published amendments

Making Tax Digital for Business (MTD) - how to deal with MTD customers

Links created to Compliance Support: Making Tax Digital Toolkit

19 December 2023 published amendments

18 December 2023 published amendments

How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Form VAT643

New link added to ocelot version of the Making Tax Digital Toolkit.

15 December 2023 published amendments

24 July 2023 published amendments

21 June 2023 published amendments

Recovery assessments: Section 73(7B) assessments- goods removed from a warehouse or fiscal warehouse without payment of VAT due on goods or services

Guidance amended under subheadings 'Assessment notification process', 'Assessment notification letter' and 'Accounting team'

20 June 2023 published amendments

Recovery assessments: Section 73(7B) assessments- goods removed from a warehouse or fiscal warehouse without payment of VAT due on goods or services

Amended the letter for Assessment notification and the email address for Cumbernauld accounting office. Removed reference to TIme to pay requests from Accounting team section

3 April 2023 published amendments

Circumstances that affect assessments: dissolved traders

Link to Insolvency Profession - Dissolution and restoration added

8 March 2023 published amendments

21 February 2023 published amendments

23 January 2023 published amendments

Recovery assessments: Recovery of statutory interest under Section 78A

First paragraph amended

Recovery assessments: Default interest on Section 80(4A) and Section 78A assessments

First paragraph amended

Recovery assessments: Default interest on recovery of VAT credit

First paragraph amended

Recovery assessments: Default interest for VAT under-declared on returns

First paragraph amended

Recovery assessments: Under Section 80(4A) and Section 78(A)

First paragraph amended

Recovery assessments: Section 80(4A) and Section 78A procedures

First paragraph amended

VAT assessment forms: Production of VAT655

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: contents

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties, Default interest

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date before 1 April 2009

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date on or after 1 April 2009

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 non careless errors

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return periods with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 careless errors

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return periods with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 careless errors disclosures

First paragraph amended

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Deliberate inaccuracies

First paragraph amended

How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT656 summary of notice section

First paragraph amended

Powers of assessment: VAT assessment powers: Other legal powers to assess for VAT

First paragraph amended

9 January 2023 published amendments

2022

19 December 2022 published amendments

Recovery assessments: Recovery of statutory interest under Section 78A

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Recovery assessments: Default interest on Section 80(4A) and Section 78A assessments

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Recovery assessments: Default interest on recovery of VAT credit

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Recovery assessments: Default interest for VAT under-declared on returns

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Recovery assessments: Under Section 80(4A) and Section 78(A)

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Recovery assessments: Section 80(4A) and Section 78A procedures

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

VAT assessment forms: Production of VAT655

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: contents

New text added to the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties, Default interest

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date before 1 April 2009

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date on or after 1 April 2009

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return period with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 non careless errors

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return periods with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 careless errors

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Return periods with a due date on or after 1 April 2009 careless errors disclosures

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Error correction for VAT returns: Interest and penalties: Deliberate inaccuracies

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT656 summary of notice section

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

Powers of assessment: VAT assessment powers: Other legal powers to assess for VAT

Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page

9 November 2022 published amendments

Circumstances that affect assessments: Procedures for dealing with amounts due from redundant traders

Added further wording with an example and telling remove any reference to confirmation of the assessments being sent separately form the SEES letter

Circumstances that affect assessments: Deregistered traders

Added new Note at bottom of page - Note: Subject to time limits, assessments under section 73(1) can still be issued to cover periods before the date of deregistration.

26 September 2022 published amendments

23 September 2022 published amendments

Circumstances that affect assessments: Procedures for dealing with amounts due to redundant traders

Amendment to remove reference to Debt Management and Banking, Accounting & Adjustments, Liverpool and replace with EF Tray 566REDUN

22 March 2022 published amendments

Demand for VAT: Recovering a debt to the Crown: Procedure table

Guidance amended under subheading 'Consider a Penalty'

23 February 2022 published amendments

Remission of tax: Overview

Broken link fixed

21 February 2022 published amendments

VAT Assessment and Error Correction: recent changes

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VAT Assessment and Error Correction: recent changes

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VAT Assessment and Error Correction: recent changes

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VAT Assessment and Error Correction Manual: recent changes

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VAT Assessment and Error Correction Handbook: recent changes

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VAT Assessment and Error Correction Manual: recent changes

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VAT Assessment and Error Correction Manual: Update Index

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7 February 2022 published amendments

2021

17 September 2021 published amendments

10 June 2021 published amendments

24 March 2021 published amendments

How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Completing form VAT641

Guidance amended under subheading 'Completion of the VAT 641'

How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Completing VAT642

Guidance amended under subheading 'Completion of the VAT 642'

How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Completing VAT643

Guidance amended under subheading 'Completion of the VAT643'

Demand for VAT: Recovering a debt to the Crown: Procedure table

Guidance amended under subheading 'Demand Letter'

2020

17 November 2020 published amendments

7 September 2020 published amendments

7 April 2020 published amendments

How to assess and correct: Withdrawal of assessment; Processing and notification

First paragraph under the subheading 'VAT644 processing' amended

28 January 2020 published amendments

Introduction: Where to go for advice

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Circumstances that affect assessments: Transfer of a going concern

Guidance amended to remove reference to TALA

Error Correction for VAT: Error returns: How to correct single registration number duplicate returns

Guidance amended to remove reference to TAA

6 January 2020 published amendments

2 January 2020 published amendments

2019

13 December 2019 published amendments

9 December 2019 published amendments

3 October 2019 published amendments

Introduction: Where to go for advice

Guidance amended throughout

24 June 2019 published amendments

How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Completing form VAT641

Guidance amended under the subheadings 'Period reference', 'Att (for Attribution code)' and 'Type code'

10 June 2019 published amendments

Circumstances that affect assessments: Redundant traders

Two new paragraphs added at the bottom of the page

23 April 2019 published amendments

17 April 2019 published amendments

VAT assessments: contents

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VAT assessments: Introduction

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Types of assessment: contents

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: contents

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Legal powers and right of appeal

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: How the system works

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Notification forms

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Computer calculations

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Computer calculations formula 1

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Computer calculations formula 2

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Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Inhibit automatic issue of an assessment

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Inhibit issue of assessments for first periods

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Inhibit issue of assessments for first periods example

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Withdrawal of assessment

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Computer system keying error

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Batch 56 action notes

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Batch 58 action notes

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments information: Manual calculation of assessment

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Type of assessment: Prime assessments information: Deregistered traders

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Type of assessment: Prime assessments information: The inflated assessment regime

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Type of assessment: Prime assessments information: Considering evasion

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Type of assessment: Prime assessments information: D0904 report

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments introduction: D1090 report

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Types of assessment: Prime assessments introduction: D1402 report

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Prime assessments procedures: Contents

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Prime assessments procedures: Completing forms VAT152 and VAT152A

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Prime assessments procedures: Final period assessment for return covering last day of registration

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Prime assessments procedures: Final period assessment for where no return covering last day of registration received

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Prime assessments procedures: Examples of the final period calculation

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Prime assessments procedures: Application of the inflated assessment regime

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Prime assessments procedures: Initial action when information obtained during visit to a trader

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Prime assessments procedures: Amount due readily reckonable

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Prime assessments procedures: Amount due not readily reckonable

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Prime assessments procedures: Assessment is too low

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Prime assessments procedures: Trader notifies you of a low assessment

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Prime assessments procedures: Schedule 24 penalties for under assessments

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Prime assessments procedures: Assessment is to high or liability should be nil

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Prime assessments procedures: High or nil liability notified by trader

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Prime assessments procedures: High or nil liability discovered by HMRC

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Prime assessment procedures: Subsequent assurance visit

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Prime assessment procedures: Additional assessment followed by receipt of an acceptable return

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Prime assessment procedures: Additional assessment followed by receipt of an unacceptable return

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Prime assessment procedures: Assessment not received by trader

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Contents page

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Introduction

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Explanation of the law

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Definition of under declaration and over declaration

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Distinction between the two

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Definition of underpayment and overpayment

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Distinction between tax declared and tax paid

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Inaccuracies and amendments to potential lost revenue (PLR)

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Interrelated errors

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Evasion

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Establishing the basis for assessment

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Arrears; tax inclusive or tax exclusive

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Tax incorrectly assessed

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Retail schemes involved

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Trader has used a scheme for which they are not eligible

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Trader changes a scheme without authority

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Trader operates an eligible retail scheme

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Allowance for input tax

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Section 73(1) and 73(2) assessments: Use of annual accounts

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Circumstances that may affect assessments: Contents

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Introduction

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Transfer of a going concern

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Deregistered traders

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Insolvent traders

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Circumstances that affect assessments: dissolved traders

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Redundant traders

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Procedures for dealing with amounts due from redundant traders

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Circumstances that affect assessments: Procedures for dealing with amounts due to redundant traders

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Standard Notice 655 not appropriate: Contents page

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Standard Notice 655 not appropriate: No prime assessment raised and no return received

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Standard Notice 655 not appropriate: Invalid entry in the register

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Standard Notice 655 not appropriate: Acquisition of certain goods by non taxable person

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Standard Notice 655 not appropriate: Alternative assessments

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Standard Notice 655 not appropriate: Recovery Assessments

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Recovery assessments: contents

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Recovery Assessments: Introduction

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Recovery Assessments: Following a mistake of law

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Recovery Assessments: Legal provisions for recovery

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Recovery Assessments: Time limits for Section 80(4A)

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Recovery Assessments: Recovery of incorrectly claimed VAT credit

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Recovery Assessments: Time limits for Section 73(2) assessments

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Recovery Assessments: Period to assess under Section 73(2)

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Recovery Assessments: Incorrect error correction prior to 26th May 2005

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Recovery assessments: Recovery of VAT credit claimed on a VAT return

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Recovery assessments: Recovery of incorrect late claims to input tax

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Recovery assessments: Recovery of incorrectly combined claims made prior to 26th May 2005

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Recovery assessments: Recovery where payment return becomes repayment prior to 26th May 2005

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Recovery assessments: Recovery of statutory interest under Section 78A

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Recovery assessments: Default interest on Section 80(4A) and Section 78A assessments

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Recovery assessments: Default interest on recovery of VAT credit

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Recovery assessments: Default interest for VAT under-declared on returns

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Recovery assessments: Under Section 80(4A) and Section 78(A)

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Recovery assessments: Section 80(4A) and Section 78A procedures

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Recovery assessments: Section 73(7) assessments

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Recovery assessments: Section 73(7A) assessments- VAT assessments on fiscal warehousekeepers

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Recovery assessments: Section 73(7B) assessments- goods removed from a warehouse or fiscal warehouse without payment of VAT due on goods or services

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Recovery assessments: Section 80B assessments unjust enrichment

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Recovery assessments: Section 80B procedures

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Recovery assessments: Section 80B(1B) Example 1

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Recovery assessments: Section 80B(1B) Example 2

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Recovery assessments: Section 80B(1B) Example 3

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Recovery assessments: Section 80B(1) Example 1

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Recovery assessments: Schedule 9A paragraph 6(1) assessments

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: contents

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: about protective assessments

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: when does HMRC make protective assessments

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: what about further returns and claims

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: what happens when the litigation is finally decided

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: appeals

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VAT assessments: types of assessment: protective assessments: an example

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General assessment procedures: contents

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General assessment procedures: Pre-assessment letter

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General assessment procedures: When to issue a pre-assessment letter

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General assessment procedures: Specimen pre-assessment letter

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General assessment procedures: What to do when pre-assessment letter issued

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General assessment procedures: The computer system

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General assessment procedures: Objectives and risks on the system

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General assessment procedures: Definition of an assessment

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General assessment procedures: Time limit implications in making and notifying assessments

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General assessment procedures: De minimis levels

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General assessment procedures: Who makes an assessment

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General assessment procedures: Importance of avoiding delay

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Interaction with inaccuracy penalties and importance of avoiding delay

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General assessment procedures: Accuracy checks

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General assessment procedures: Disclosure of calculations

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General assessment procedures: Accounting period has not yet ended

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General assessment procedures: Global or bulk assessments

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General assessment procedures: Difficulty in attributing VAT to accounting periods

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General assessment procedures: Assessments to partnerships

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General assessment procedures: Assessments to VAT groups registrations

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General assessment procedures: Change in representative member

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General assessment procedures: Assessments to missing traders

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General assessment procedures: Supplementary assessments

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General assessment procedures: When to use supplementary assessments

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General assessment procedures: Payment of assessments

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VAT assessment forms: contents

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VAT assessment forms: Use of VAT641 computer input form

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VAT assessment forms: Countersigning forms

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VAT assessment forms: Countersigning roles and procedures

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VAT assessment forms: VAT641 not processed in time

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VAT assessment forms: Production of VAT655

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VAT assessment forms: Local office action on receipt of VAT655

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VAT assessment forms: Non receipt of VAT655 by issuing officer

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Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Completion and authorisation

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Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Form VAT642 checks

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Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Assessments

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Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Assessments amalgamation

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Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Voluntary payments

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Error correction for VAT returns: Processing: Under-declarations and repayment supplement

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How to assess and correct: Contents page

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: contents

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Introduction

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Completing form VAT641

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Negative tax on VAT641

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Processing completed VAT641

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: VAT655 Notice of assessment and over-declarations

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: Accepting and rejecting the VAT655

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: VAT667 Statement of account

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: VAT34 Assessment notes

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: VAT645 Officers assessment acceptance message

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: VAT646 Officers assessment abort message

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How to assess and correct: Assessment procedures: VAT650 Request for copy of assessment

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Contents page

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Form VAT642

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: When form VAT642 should not be used

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Completing VAT642

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: VAT642 pre processing action

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: VAT642 post processing action

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Form VAT657 introduction

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: VAT657 Notice

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: VAT657 Summary of assessment

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: VAT657 Assessment details by period

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Accepting and rejecting VAT657

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How to assess and correct: Error correction procedures: Issuing VAT657

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How to assess and correct: VAT amendments: Contents page

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Form VAT643

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Completing VAT643

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT643 processing and notification

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Assessment affecting visit advice

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Resulting from a tribunal decision

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Form VAT656

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT656 contents section

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT656 summary of notice section

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT656 details of period section

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: VAT656 accompanying document

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Accepting and rejecting VAT656

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Issuing VAT656

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How to assess and correct: VAT Amendments: Review of computer documents

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How to assess and correct: Withdrawal of assessment; Contents page

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How to assess and correct: Withdrawal of assessments: Form VAT644

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How to assess and correct: Withdrawal of assessment; Processing and notification

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VALID computer print outs: contents

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VALID computer print outs: Notes for managers

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VALID computer print outs: D1682 Notification of officers assessment withdrawals

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VALID computer print outs: D1683 Notification of aborted officers assessment

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VALID computer print outs: D1684 Notification of appeals indicator set or lifted

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VALID computer print outs: D1685 Notification of accepted officers assessment

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VALID computer print outs: D1687 Notification of amendment to officers assessment

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VALID computer print outs: D1688 Notification of officers assessment issued

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VALID computer print outs: D1972 TOGC deregistration or insolvency assessment reports

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VALID computer print outs: D1990 No accept or abort message within 7 days

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VALID computer print outs: D2003 - 2004 Analysis of method and reason codes

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VALID computer print outs: D2030 - D2041 Records of Inhibit Set signal

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VALID computer print outs: D2211 and D2223 Weekly report of potential penalty

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19 February 2019 published amendments

2017

1 November 2017 published amendments

2 March 2017 published amendments

2016

1 November 2016 published amendments

Types of assessment: Prime assessment information: Legal powers and right of appeal

Legislation amended in fifth paragraph from 'Section 83(p)' to 'Section 83(1)(p)'

Demand for VAT: Recovering a debt to the Crown: Procedure table

Email address for Copy 2 bullet point under the subheading Demand Letter has been amended