Updates: VAT Default Interest Manual
2023
Reviews and appeals: interest following HMRC's success at tribunal
First paragraph amended
Reviews and appeals: Use of the VAT647 to lift the appeals indicator.
First paragraph amended
Reviews and appeals: Reasons why a taxpayer might appeal
First paragraph amended
Review and appeals: Suspending interest under appeal
First paragraph amended
First paragraph amended
Reviews and appeals: What in law may be appealed
First paragraph amended
Management information prints: D1688 Notification of officers assessments issued
First paragraph amended
Management information prints: D1686 Change of interest notification
First paragraph amended
Management information prints: Note for managers
First paragraph amended
Notices: Notice of further interest - use of VAT659
First paragraph amended
Notices: Notices of further interest - use of VAT658
First paragraph amended
Notices: Notifying the taxpayer
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Long first period returns
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Bulk period assessments
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Pre-repayment credibility queries
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Withdrawing or reducing interest
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Manual calculation of interest
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Redundant registrations
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Informal insolvency
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Insolvency
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Deregistration
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: Transfer of a going concern
First paragraph amended
Circumstances affecting default interest: contents
First paragraph amended
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Amending interest after an assessment has been processed
First paragraph amended
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Setting an inhibit after an assessment is processed
First paragraph amended
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Inhibiting or withdrawing interest on an assessment
First paragraph amended
First paragraph amended
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Introduction
First paragraph amended
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: contents
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: When interest is not appropriate
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: VAT assessments involving suspected fraud
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Bulk assessments
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: The two year time limit
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Departmental delay
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: VAT returns provided at visit
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Postal delays
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Actual issue date is after issue date on VISION
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Complicated retrospective agreements
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Misappropriation of remittances
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Computer distortions
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Appeals
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Commercial restitution
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: discretion to inhibit interest
First paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: content
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustment: VISION option to calculate interest
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustment: After input of Form VAT663
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustment: Processing Form VAT663
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustments: Countersigning Form VAT663
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustments: Completion of Form VAT663
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustments: When to use Form VAT663
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustments: Functions of Form VAT663
First paragraph amended
Interest adjustments: contents
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Overview of interest procedures
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Interest bearing tax payments
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Interest calculation record codes
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: How to access and read an Interest Calculation Record (ICR)
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Interest Calculation Record
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: De minimis limit
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Further interest
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: The interest calculation formula
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: The issue date
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Setting the calculation date
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: The end date
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: The reckonable date
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: The interest span
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: Rates of interest
First paragraph amended
Calculation of interest: contents
First paragraph amended
Calculating liability: Recovery assessments
First paragraph amended
Calculating liability: Over declarations
First paragraph amended
Calculating liability: Amount liable to interest
First paragraph amended
Calculating Liability: Confirming the liability
First paragraph amended
Commercial restitution: Differences in stagger or return length between taxpayers
First paragraph amended
Commercial restitution: Assessments in respect of exports and removals to other EU countries
First paragraph amended
Commercial restitution: Assessments which represent commercial restitution in part
First paragraph amended
Commercial restitution: Whether to charge interest or not
First paragraph amended
Commercial restitution: General principles
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: The 2 year time limit to assess further interest
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: Time limits for assessing interest
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: Discretion to assess interest or not
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: 3 year limit of interest
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: Reckonable dates
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: Establishing liability to interest
First paragraph amended
The law and legal powers: The law supporting default interest
First paragraph amended
Introduction: Where to go for advice
First paragraph amended
Introduction: What is default interest
First paragraph amended
Introduction: Who is this guidance for
First paragraph amended
First paragraph amended
2022
Reviews and appeals: interest following HMRC's success at tribunal
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Reviews and appeals: Use of the VAT647 to lift the appeals indicator.
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Reviews and appeals: Reasons why a taxpayer might appeal
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Review and appeals: Suspending interest under appeal
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Two new paragrphs added at the top of the page
Reviews and appeals: What in law may be appealed
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Management information prints: D1688 Notification of officers assessments issued
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Management information prints: D1686 Change of interest notification
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Management information prints: Note for managers
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Notices: Notice of further interest - use of VAT659
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Notices: Notices of further interest - use of VAT658
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Notices: Notifying the taxpayer
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Long first period returns
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Bulk period assessments
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Pre-repayment credibility queries
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Withdrawing or reducing interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Manual calculation of interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Redundant registrations
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Informal insolvency
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Insolvency
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Deregistration
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Transfer of a going concern
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: contents
New text added to the page
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Amending interest after an assessment has been processed
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Setting an inhibit after an assessment is processed
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Inhibiting or withdrawing interest on an assessment
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Introduction
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
How to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: contents
New text added to the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: When interest is not appropriate
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: VAT assessments involving suspected fraud
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Bulk assessments
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: The two year time limit
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Departmental delay
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: VAT returns provided at visit
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Postal delays
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Actual issue date is after issue date on VISION
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Complicated retrospective agreements
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Misappropriation of remittances
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Computer distortions
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Appeals
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Commercial restitution
Two new praagraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: discretion to inhibit interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: content
New text added to the page
Interest adjustment: VISION option to calculate interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustment: After input of Form VAT663
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustment: Processing Form VAT663
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustments: Countersigning Form VAT663
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustments: Completion of Form VAT663
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustments: When to use Form VAT663
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustments: Functions of Form VAT663
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Interest adjustments: contents
New text added to the page
Calculation of interest: Overview of interest procedures
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: Interest bearing tax payments
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: Interest calculation record codes
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: How to access and read an Interest Calculation Record (ICR)
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: Interest Calculation Record
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: De minimis limit
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: Further interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: The interest calculation formula
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: The issue date
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: Setting the calculation date
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: The end date
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: The reckonable date
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: The interest span
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: Rates of interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculation of interest: contents
New text added to the page
Calculating liability: Recovery assessments
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculating liability: Over declarations
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculating liability: Amount liable to interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Calculating Liability: Confirming the liability
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Commercial restitution: Differences in stagger or return length between taxpayers
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Commercial restitution: Assessments in respect of exports and removals to other EU countries
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Commercial restitution: Assessments which represent commercial restitution in part
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Commercial restitution: Whether to charge interest or not
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Commercial restitution: General principles
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
The law and legal powers: The 2 year time limit to assess further interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
The law and legal powers: Time limits for assessing interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
The law and legal powers: Discretion to assess interest or not
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
The law and legal powers: 3 year limit of interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top fo the page
The law and legal powers: Reckonable dates
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
The law and legal powers: Establishing liability to interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
The law and legal powers: The law supporting default interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Introduction: Where to go for advice
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Introduction: What is default interest
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
Introduction: Who is this guidance for
Two new paragraphs added at the top of the page
New text added to the page
2021
Calculation of interest: The interest calculation formula
Spelling error corrected
2020
Introduction: Where to go for advice
Minor reformatting
Minor reformatting
Guidance entirely amended
Calculating liability: Over declarations
First paragraph amended
2019
Reviews and appeals: Use of the VAT647 to lift the appeals indicator.
Second paragraph amended
Reviews and appeals: Reasons why a taxpayer might appeal
Final paragraph amended
When to inhibit, amend or withdraw interest: Appeals
Second to last paragraph amended
Review and appeals: Suspending interest under appeal
Second paragraph amended
2018
The law and legal powers: The 2 year time limit to assess further interest
Amendments made throughout the page
Circumstances affecting default interest: Pre-repayment credibility queries
Guidance entirely re-written
2017
Commercial restitution: General principles
Final bullet point amended
Interest adjustment: Processing Form VAT663
Address amended and final sentence amended to '451INDEX'
2016
Circumstances affecting default interest: contents
New page VDIM9025 added to the contents page