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Posted 17 days ago by Alan Mugleston
After attending today's Webinar on Reverse Charge VAT, I remain very confused about how to record Reverse Charge VAT in my Excel spreadsheet bookkeeping system. I an a VAT registered Sole Trader, also registered under CIS as I occasionally use sub-contract labour. I've just received a Reverse Charge invoice for £300 from a company that did some specialist work for me as a one-off. Do I enter this as a £300 zero-VAT entry on my 'Supplies inwards' sheet, then create a second line that shows £0 for goods, £60 VAT, £60 total (as Input VAT) and then create an 'invoice' on my 'Customer Invoices' sheet for the Reverse Charge £60 amount £0 goods / services, £60 VAT, £60 total (as Output VAT) so that the VAT Inwards and VAT Out cancel each other out? I will then charge my end-user customer VAT on my invoice to them in the normal way.
Posted 15 days ago by HMRC Admin 20 Response
Hi.
We would not be able to advise regarding how your software treats a reverse charge supply.
We can only advise on how it would be reflected on the VAT return as a contractor.
Please see below:
VAT domestic reverse charge technical guide Completing your VAT Return
Thank you.
Posted 2 days ago by Alan Mugleston
I've studied the link that youn provided for several hours, but remain very confused about exactly what is required. Do I need to show the VAT that my subcontractor would normally have charged as an Input VAT charge (to reclaim it back even though my sub-contractor didn't actually charge it due to Reverse Charge), and then show an identical amount in my Output VAT returns so that the net effect is zero? I will later charge my end user Output VAT in the normal way.

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