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VAT for Charities

6-hour course  |  6 CPD hours

£349 +VAT per person

£349 +VAT
per person
£349 +VAT
per person

  • 09 & 10 July 2025 PM
    1:45pm - 4:45pm
    Book

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At UK Training we have taken a fresh approach to online training that we're sure you will enjoy. We've taken all the best features of the classroom and replicated them online meaning you'll get the same high quality training combined with the time and money savings that come with training online.

All our online training is visually engaging, highly interactive and informative ensuring your online experience will be just as rewarding as the classroom.

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About our online courses

At UK Training we have taken a fresh approach to online training that we're sure you will enjoy. We've taken all the best features of the classroom and replicated them online meaning you'll get the same high quality training combined with the time and money savings that come with training online.

All our online training is visually engaging, highly interactive and informative ensuring your online experience will be just as rewarding as the classroom.

Click here to view a sample of our online training

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VAT for Charities

6-hour course

Course prices:

Classroom: £349 +VAT per person

Online: £349 +VAT per person

Course overview

Charities benefit from significant exemptions in certain areas of taxation – unfortunately VAT is not one of them. Instead they are generally subject to the same rules as any other organisation and due to their mix of business and non-business activities, effectively applying the VAT rules can be even more challenging.

This course is essential for anyone involved with VAT in the charity sector. It guides you through everything you need to know about VAT and will leave you in a position to be able to confidently interpret the rules and apply them in a way which reduces its impact on your charity. 

Crucially, the course will take you through the VAT reliefs and exemptions that are available to charities. It will clearly explain how you should structure your activities in order to take advantage of the various reliefs available – ultimately reducing your VAT burden and allowing you to focus on your main charitable objectives. The course will also address some of the topical issues that could affect you.

What will you learn?

  • What are the key principles of VAT?
  • What are business and non-business activities?
  • What is output and input VAT?
  • When and how should a charity register for VAT?
  • What are the VAT recovery rules for charities?
  • What is the impact of generating VAT exempt income?
  • What VAT liability is there on the various income streams for charities?
  • What areas generate exempt income?
  • How do you work out the VAT you can recover?
  • What VAT reliefs on income are available to charities?
  • What VAT reliefs on expenditure are available to charities?
  • What are the VAT implications of fundraising?
  • When can VAT exemption apply to fundraising?
  • What are the VAT rules relating to property?
  • What is the impact of partial exemption on your charity?
  • How are charities affected by the Capital Goods Scheme?
  • Grants vs Contract – what do I need to know?

Extra benefits

  • A course pack containing the information presented on the day
  • A certificate of attendance
  • Complimentary refreshments and lunch provided

Course presenters

  • Hilary Bevan

    Hilary has over 20 years of experience working in accountancy and tax.  She is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant as well as a Chartered Tax Adviser and an Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation.

    In 2018 Hilary set up her own independent consultancy firm, providing specialist VAT advice to firms of accountants and businesses who don’t have their own in-house VAT expert. She has built up extensive technical knowledge over her years in practice and provides VAT advice on a range of topics from land & buildings to partial exemption. Hilary is passionate about VAT and regularly speaks on the subject, both to accounting professionals and to young academics who are interested in a career in tax.

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  • Debra Dougal

    Debra has been a  VAT specialist for more than 35 years, with expertise in VAT compliance, land and property, charities, special schemes and VAT investigations. 

    After working at HM Customs and Excise for 13 years, Debra went on to join Moore Stephens, before joining Haslers Chartered Accountants in 2005, where she was made a VAT Partner in 2007. In this role, she provides high level VAT advice to clients on a wide range of complex issues. She is also head of UK VAT Advice which supports accountants and lawyers by providing a virtual in-house VAT consultancy. 

    Debra is a very experienced VAT lecturer, delivering seminars to clients, business groups and other professionals on topical VAT issues.  

Course dates

Online course dates

  • 9 & 10 July 2025 | 1:45pm-4:45pm Book