About
A VAT consultant with over ten years across HMRC and specialist VAT teams.
Amit Kumar has worked in VAT for over ten years, across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. He founded AK VAT Advisory, based in Leeds, to offer large-firm quality without large-firm overheads to clients across Yorkshire and the rest of the UK.
He began at HMRC, on enquiries and compliance — and still approaches a dispute knowing how the other side thinks. His first move into private practice was a top 10 UK accountancy firm; then a practice known for its charity and private client work; then an in-house role supporting NHS finance functions. Most recently, a specialist real estate tax team at a Big 4 firm.
The result is genuine depth in two of the most demanding areas of VAT — land and property, and charities and not-for-profits — and the range to advise on everything else, from registration to partial exemption and HMRC enquiries.
See our land & property and charity & non-profit services, or the full range.
Every client works directly with Amit. No work passed down to juniors, no account managers.
Career
An independent VAT consultancy providing advisory, registration, training, and compliance review. Handled personally on every engagement.
Land and property VAT within a specialist real estate tax team at a Big 4 firm — advising on acquisitions, disposals, developments, and lettings, including the option to tax, TOGCs, and development structuring on substantial transactions.
Public sector VAT within a shared services provider supporting NHS finance functions — partial exemption, contracted-out services, and section 41 refund claims.
First move into private practice, advising owner-managed businesses and corporates on cross-border supplies, partial exemption, and restructuring — then at a practice known for its charity and private client work.
Enquiries, compliance checks, and the application of VAT legislation — insight that continues to inform our advisory work.
Expertise
Particular depth in the following areas.
Transaction structuring, technical opinions, and strategic VAT advice across a wide range of business scenarios.
International supplies of goods and services, import VAT, place of supply rules, and post-Brexit VAT considerations.
VAT on property transactions, option to tax, TOGC, construction, and the interaction of VAT with residential and commercial property — informed by time in a Big 4 real estate tax team.
Standard and special method reviews, partial exemption health checks, and input tax apportionment for businesses with mixed supplies.
End-to-end registration support including eligibility assessment, scheme selection, and application management.
Representation and advice during HMRC VAT enquiries, inspections, voluntary disclosure, and penalty mitigation.
Every engagement is led personally by Amit. Free one-hour consultation, and all work is fixed-fee.
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