If he is running 2 different businesses and both are individually under the threshold for VAT registration then maybe its worth keeping 2 sets of books to keep the 2 seperate businesses under the VAT threshold. Or if one is above the threshold and one is below the threshold you can have a VAT number for 1 and not the other.
I was told this by an accountant before somebody says you can't do this.
I was told this by an accountant before somebody says you can't do this.
It's my understanding that if a person is registered as a sole trader, it is that person that is registered (or not) for VAT... not the business.
IMHO sounds like a grey area, but i am not an accountant. Some expenses will be shared eg phone, possibly broadband, computer and accountancy bills etc. Supposing one business is 3 times the turnover of the other - would expenses be divided accordingly? Or split 50:50? And lots of self employed have a few "strings to their bow" ....and some trades are closely aligned. where do you draw the line. For example, if someone - say a handyman - does a bit of building work and a bit of gardening ...no need for seperate books there. Food for thought.I'll have to give the descenting view.
Firstly, Form 11 asks for profits and/or losses for each trade. Each trade must be reported separately - not just expenses.
Secondly, certain things are ringfenced against that to which they relate, for example, losses incurred in one trade can only be carried forward for offset against future profits of the same trade.
It would also give Revenue greater comfort in an audit if the two trades were reported separately.
IMHO sounds like a grey area, but i am not an accountant. Some expenses will be shared eg phone, possibly broadband, computer and accountancy bills etc. Supposing one business is 3 times the turnover of the other - would expenses be divided accordingly? Or split 50:50? And lots of self employed have a few "strings to their bow" ....and some trades are closely aligned. where do you draw the line. For example, if someone - say a handyman - does a bit of building work and a bit of gardening ...no need for seperate books there. Food for thought.
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