Richard Asquith
Member Since: 8th Mar 2018
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Richard Asquith is CEO of VATCalc – a VAT and technology company. A previous winner of International Tax Review's ‘Tax Innovator of the Year’ award, Richard was also VP of Global Indirect Tax at Avalara, leading the global transaction tax technology company's outsourced international VAT compliance service. Richard originally qualified at KPMG in the UK, and then spent over ten years with EY in Hungary, Russia and France.
CEO VATCalc
7th Apr 2020
Coronavirus VAT deferment: Get the details right
Update 7 April : HMRC has since confirmed on 3rd April that import VAT will still be payable on clearing goods coming into the UK arriving...
Business tax
12th Aug 2019
UK shuns EU e-book VAT cut based on no-deal Brexit fears
The UK is looking increasingly isolated in refusing to implement 2018 EU rule changes which permit a cut on VAT to e-books, audiobooks and...
Business tax
11th Jun 2019
France steps up VAT fraud measures ahead of EU 2021 reforms
France has announced a raft of 2020 VAT measures to combat B2C e-commerce and B2B carousel fraud. VAT expert Richard Asquith examines the...
Business tax
6th Nov 2018
EU shoots Brexit’s VAT fox
The VAT rules and rates can be changed at an EU level, which undermines one of the arguments for leaving the EU, as Richard Asquith...
Business tax
2nd Jul 2018
Etsy and ASOS join Amazon and eBay in HMRC marketplace VAT fraud deal
HMRC has confirmed that three more online marketplaces have signed up to its voluntary agreement to fight e-retailers online VAT fraud...
Business tax
8th Mar 2018
Six possible dates for leaving EU VAT regime
Richard Asquith spells out the possible timetable for when the UK becomes a third country with regard to the EU VAT regime. When the UK...
Business tax