About Us

The VAT People is a specialist consultancy practice providing advice and guidance to businesses in a wide variety of industries relating to all aspects of VAT. We have decades of experience in our field of expertise, and are well placed to help you understand and make the most out of the VAT options available to you. 

Whether you are an independent accountant, a charity, a not-for-profit organisation, or a business owner who is keen to find out more about making the right VAT decisions, we are here to assist. 

What we do

The VAT People offers comprehensive advice in all sectors, and in particular has significant experience working with:

• Charities and other not-for-profits
• Housing organisations
• Land and property businesses
• Opticians
• Businesses involved in international trade, both in the EU and outside

We advise on anything VAT related, from refund schemes to exemptions and transactional VAT advice.

Our services include: 

• General VAT enquiries 
• Hospices VAT refund schemes 
• HMRC assessment reviews 
• HMRC VAT investigations 
• Partial exemption 
• Transactional VAT advice 
• VAT health checks 
• VAT planning 
• Deregistering for VAT 
• Dispute prevention and resolution 
• Reclaiming VAT from overseas 
• VAT training 

We also offer a wide variety of VAT services for accountants.

Our VAT health checks form a key part of our service. If you would like us to pay you a visit to assess and make recommendations to your current VAT structure, we would be happy to help. 

Our experience 

We have almost 20 years’ experience in helping companies of all sizes and within all industries to make sense of complicated VAT legislation. Many of our senior consultants previously worked for HMRC, which means we are experienced in the inner-workings of this body, enabling to offer clear and effective advice. 

Contact us 

To find out more, get in touch with us today on 01614776600 or contact us by email with any other queries. Discover more about the people who’ll be working alongside you to make the most out of your VAT opportunities on our team page.