There is no more authoritative and up to date way of keeping abreast of fast moving developments in VAT than with Indirect Tax Online, which now also includes the Excise Duties Handbook.

Authorities such as De Voil, Halsbur'ys Customs & Excise, and the Orange Tax Handbook are joined by a dedicated daily news service covering not only the latest developments in the UK, but also in 70 countries around the world. There is no more authoritative and up to date way of keeping abreast of fast moving developments in VAT, than with Indirect Tax Online.

The News Service provides instant access to the latest specialised information and commentary on all major developments in indirect tax via the desktop. The news is updated throughout the day and includes:

• VAT, customs duty and excise duty news;
• Climate Change Levy, Insurance Premium Tax, Landfill Tax, Air Passenger Duty, aggregate levy news and updates;
• Customs notices and updates, including JCCC, JVCC, JATCG and General Betting Duty papers, Tariff notices, Business Briefs, and C&E Tariff Quota updates;
• monthly exchange rate updates;
• forms and guidelines;
• consultation documents;
• press releases;
• notes on Customs policy;
• Customs commentary on VAT news (eg on the Pre-Budget Report);
• News on current indirect topics, ie tackling indirect tax fraud, indirect tax aspects of electronic invoicing, sport in the community, etc;
• relevant Budget press releases (at certain times of the year);
• European Commission press releases;
• Hansard questions and answers;
• All apposite court decisions and certain VAT Tribunal decisions selected by in-house VAT expert Alan Dolton as the most relevant and interesting;
• Indirect tax legislation, from European level to Acts and Statutory Instruments.

There are also current articles from leading tax journals and newsletters, including Tax Journal, Taxation magazine and Tolley's Practical VAT; and relevant cases from the High Court and summaries of VAT Tribunal decisions.

Other features include:

• GVOL: World VAT News, bringing you daily VAT developments from 70 countries around the world, supplied by PricewaterhouseCoopers' GlobalVatOnLine.
• VAT Rates and European VAT Rates
• Free Inland Revenue Forms and Company House Forms
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Free weekly e-mail alerter service straight to your desk.

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