Routine VAT filing does not always provide complete assurance that VAT is being treated, reported and recovered appropriately. A VAT Health Check provides a focused review of your VAT position, helping management identify material risks, recovery opportunities and practical actions before issues become costly or difficult to resolve.

VAT Health Check

A strategic review, not simply a compliance check.

VAT positions can change as a business evolves. Growth, new products, revised contracts, cross-border activity, outsourcing, acquisitions and changes in the cost base can all affect VAT treatment or recovery without creating an obvious failure in the return process.

A VAT Health Check gives management an evidence-based view of the business’s VAT position, the matters that require attention and the practical options available to strengthen it.

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Who needs a VAT Health Check?

A VAT Health Check can add value when a business is changing, preparing for a significant event or seeking greater assurance over its VAT position.

It is particularly relevant for:

  • Transactions
  • Business change
  • VAT profile complexity
  • Cross-border activity
  • Finance transformation
  • Historic VAT positions

What can a business gain from a VAT Health Check?

See clearly

  • Clarify potential VAT exposure
  • Keep pace with change
  • Improve VAT recovery

Decide strategically

  • Support transaction readiness
  • Give boards clearer decision support
  • Protect management time and business value

Operate with confidence

  • Strengthen governance and VAT controls
  • Embed VAT into day-to-day operations
  • Support a more resilient operating model
  • Be prepared for scrutiny

What does the VAT Health Check involve?

  1. Understand the business and its VAT profile

  2. Test treatment, reporting and recovery

  3. Assess controls and evidence

  4. Report, prioritise and plan remediation

Download the Brochure

To learn more about the VAT Health Check, including the full scope, methodology, and common review areas, download our brochure.