VAT services
At Deloitte we have experience of advising in all sectors of business for a range of clients from SMEs to multinationals, from start-ups to companies listing on a stock exchange, from the private sector to the public sector. The Deloitte VAT teams provide a one stop shop for all your VAT needs both domestically and internationally. Our VAT services can be provided separately or as part of a suite of tax, audit, consulting and financial services. We focus on adding value to our clients in a practical and cost-efficient manner. VAT services include the following:
- Providing strategic VAT advice for property investors, occupiers, developers, banks and syndicate promoters
- Assisting with Revenue audits, including carrying out a pre-audit review, and interacting and negotiating with Revenue
- Carrying out VAT reviews to identify risk areas and recommending strategies to mitigate risk and potential VAT costs
- Assisting with VAT appeals at all levels, including managing the appeal to the Appeal Commissioners, High Court and Supreme Court and developing VAT arguments, drafting all VAT submissions and liaising with Counsel
- Providing training on the practical operation of VAT tailored to suit the client's business needs and supplying compliance manuals
- Advising on structuring transactions to minimise VAT costs
- Devising strategies to maximise VAT recovery for businesses that do not have full VAT recovery
- Advising on the VAT treatment of cross-border transactions and VAT responsibilities in other EU countries
- Advising on M&A activity from the start of the process right through to closure of the deal
- Providing VAT compliance services, including securing VAT registration, completing VAT returns, providing book-keeping advice and maximising the efficiency of VAT compliance processes
- Managing the relationship with Revenue, including securing VAT repayments. making submissions to Revenue for concessions or reliefs, and lobbying for changes to VAT legislation or Revenue practice
For further information on our services please do not hesitate to contact a member of the VAT team.