Welcome to LAVAT, the local authority VAT specialists


TreeLAVAT Consulting is dedicated to providing high quality VAT advice and consultancy services to local authorities and other section 33 bodies. Our detailed understanding of the specific VAT issues that local authorities face means that we are well placed to provide advice of the highest quality.

Being a specialist practice enables us to minimise our overheads and, at the same time, ensure that we have everything in place to deliver the best possible service. As a result you can benefit from competitive fees without compromising on the standard of advice and service you receive.

All our consultants have a Revenue & Customs, Big 4 accounting firm or Local Authority background - or a combination of these – with over 100 staff years' experience of dealing with local authority VAT issues.


Latest News

CHANGE OF VAT RATE FROM 1st JANUARY 2010
In his Pre-Budget Report to the House on 9th December 2009 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, confirmed that the standard VAT rate would revert to 17.
Changes to zero rating for buildings used for a relevant...
HMRC are withdrawing their concession which allows a charitable body to use a building for business purposes as long as that business use does not exceed 10% and will, in future, require any business use not to exceed 5%.
Restitution/Compound Interest
There have been a number of recent developments in respect of the ability of businesses to claim interest on a compounded basis on monies repaid (or to be repaid) to them by HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC").