VAT training and knowledge support. Tailored to your needs.

VAT training and knowledge support designed to keep you up to date, build expertise, identify risks and opportunities, and win more work.

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In the daily cut and thrust of advising clients or supporting your business it is easy to let professional development slip to the bottom of your to-do list.

We help both VAT specialists and non-specialist accountants, finance professionals and lawyers carve out time to stay up to date through live training tailored to your needs.

We also help firms with content-driven business development.

Our commercially-focused work equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to manage risk and identify opportunities for your business.

Examples of our work include:

➜ Regular update sessions on the latest developments in VAT case law, legislation and HMRC practice (VAT specialist and non-specialist)

➜ Bespoke topic and role specific training on key VAT issues (VAT specialist and non-specialist)

➜ Online public/group training sessions on key VAT topics for accountants

➜ Technical research and engagement skills training for VAT specialist trainees

➜ White label internal and external facing business development marketing content leveraging off topical VAT developments

About Vatskills

VATskills is the training business of Edd Thompson. Edd is a chartered tax adviser and chartered accountant.

Edd splits his time between his independent training work as VATskills and his advisory role as VAT Director with CubedTax.

Edd was previously Head of Indirect Taxes for Tolley’s technical team. He trained in accountancy practice with Mazars and returned to VAT consultancy with Forvis Mazars following his time at Tolley. He has also seconded to the VAT function of a large North American headquartered bank.

Edd has taught on both ATT and CTA qualifications and has lectured for professional bodies.

He has written for many of the leading VAT and tax publications including De Voil Indirect Tax Service, Tolley’s Value Added Tax, Tax Journal, Taxation Magazine and Tax Adviser.

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