- ICAEW is seeking research proposals by 30 June 2024 for simplifying the UK’s VAT system
- UK’s VAT system places a bigger burden on businesses compared to countries like Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia
- Complexity of UK VAT hinders effective policymaking, tax collection, and administration
- ICAEW is looking for innovative ideas to reform the UK’s VAT system for the coming decade
- Entries should identify current challenges and explore potential impacts on consumer behavior, economic growth, and fiscal stability
- Entries must be 2,000 words or less and submitted with a completed application form and CV by 30 June 2024
- Winner will receive a £5,000 prize and present their research at a VAT conference in London in 2025
- UK’s VAT system is complex and hindering businesses and HMRC
- VAT registration threshold stifles small business growth and exemptions create uncertainty
- Entrants are encouraged to come up with VAT reform ideas to tackle challenges of the next decade
Source: icaew.com
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