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VATupdate Newsletter Week 37 2024

Telepathy

Today, I want to try something different with you. Instead of just reading the newsletter, grab a piece of paper and draw a boat. Go ahead, I’ll wait while you finish.

I tried this exercise in a workshop not long ago. After everyone finished, I walked around and looked at the pictures. Not a single person had drawn the boat I had in mind.

I imagined a boat with a mast, a cabin, a rudder, a mainsail, and a jib. It was sailing on the sea, with gentle waves under a clear blue sky and a bit of sunshine. But the participants drew steamboats, surfboards, catamarans, and fishing boats—none of which matched my mental image.

The thing is, I never told them what kind of boat I was picturing. They should have asked me for more details. Telepathy might exist, but it’s not common. If you want to know what someone else is thinking, you’ve got to ask.

The same principle applies to VAT. You need to understand the facts and the situation. A colleague of mine from the UK once shared a phrase with me: “Assuming makes an ass of u and me.” That definitely holds true when you’re making VAT decisions based on assumptions or incomplete information.

Advisors may have extensive caveats in their engagements, and those disclaimers are there for a reason. If the client doesn’t provide all the necessary details, it’s easy to make the wrong VAT decision. And one wrong VAT decision often leads to several more.

Fortunately, you can always keep up to date with the latest VAT news on our website, www.vatupdate.com. Then your biggest challenge is finding the right facts and applying the rules correctly to those facts.

Oh, and if you actually made a drawing of a boat, please share it with me at [email protected]. I would love to see what you made.

If you have any comments, questions, or ideas that you want to share with us, please send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment under the posts of this newsletter on LinkedIn.


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