Since April 2019 all businesses with ‘taxable turnover’ that is above the VAT registration threshold of £85,000 have had to follow the Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules.
It is important to note that the definition of ‘taxable turnover” for MTD is not the amount of turnover that is subject to Income Tax or Corporation Tax, it is the amount of taxable turnover as defined for VAT registration purposes.
Taxable turnover for MTD therefore includes :
UK supplies of VAT standard-rated, reduced rated and zero-rated goods or services
Reverse charge services received from overseas businesses if they would be standard-rated, reduced rated and zero-rated if made in the UK .
Reverse charges on certain goods which are subject to the domestic reverse charge in the UK (eg, on mobile phones).
Self-supplies of construction services
It does not include
UK supplies of VAT exempt goods or services (eg, rents from residential property)
Reverse charge services received from overseas businesses that would be exempt if made in the UK
Income outside the scope of VAT because it is not a consideration for a supply
Supplies of services where the place of supply is outside the UK under the ‘place of supply’ rules
If you need advice on VAT or MTD Contact me, David Sutton.