VAT and property - what an accountant needs to know
Date & Time: 24 March 2026 | 10:00 – 13:00 (UK Time)
Presenter: Edd Thompson ACA CTA
Price: £149 (ex VAT) per delegate
This session is live and interactive with the opportunity to ask questions to our expert. If we don’t have time to answer your question in the session we will follow up with you directly afterwards. Groups are limited to 20 delegates.
This live online course provides an accessible and practical guide to everything an accountant needs to know about the minefield that is VAT on land and property. Land and buildings are a perfect storm of high values, complex VAT rules and unusual/one-off transactions. Accountants must be alive to the risk.
Course Structure & Topics Covered
VAT liability essentials - construction, sale and rent
Reliefs for residential and charitable buildings
The domestic reverse charge and how it can expose customers to risk
The option to tax and its importance to VAT planning
The capital goods scheme and why it can be a trap for businesses
Transfers of a Going Concern (TOGCs) and property businesses
Landlord and tenant inducements and incentives
Dilapidation and overage payments
Who Should Attend
Accountants involved with VAT return preparation
Accountants advising clients on VAT
Any other finance professional dealing with land and property transactions