Can officers ignore minor input tax errors?

29th April 2026 by Joanne Stoneman

If your business has claimed input tax on an invoice where the supplier has charged VAT incorrectly, HMRC can disallow your claim by issuing an assessment. Can the officer waive that power to achieve a common sense outcome?

Will HMRC treat late processed invoices as errors?

24th April 2026 by Joanne Stoneman

Your business processes invoices when they have been approved by budget holders, so some will be processed a month late, delaying your input tax claim. How might HMRC’s updated guidance help here?

Are redundancy payments tax deductible?

23rd April 2026 by Joanne Stoneman

A seemingly simple question we’re often asked is how much tax relief a business is entitled to for redundancy payments. The answer is that it depends on the situation. How might the circumstances of a redundancy affect the tax deduction?