Valuation
Also called Pre-money, Post-money, Company value
What the company is worth — which means something different to an investor, a buyer and a tax inspector.
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12 terms filed under V, showing 1–10 (page 1 of 2).
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Value proposition
A clear statement of what you do, for whom, and why it is better.
Variance analysis
Comparing what happened with what you budgeted, and asking why.
VAT
Also called Value Added Tax
A tax on most sales, collected by businesses on HMRC's behalf. The money in your account is not yours.
VAT annual accounting
One VAT return a year with instalments through it. Less admin, less flexibility.
VAT cash accounting scheme
Accounting for VAT when money moves rather than when invoices are raised.
VAT Flat Rate Scheme
Also called Flat rate scheme, FRS
A simplified way of working out VAT: you pay a fixed percentage of your gross turnover and generally do not reclaim input VAT.
VAT on property
One of the most complex areas of VAT, and expensive to get wrong.
VAT on services and place of supply
Where a service is treated as supplied for VAT. It decides who charges what.
VAT registration threshold
The turnover level at which registering for VAT stops being optional.
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