VAT Agent is the defined order-form service for a limited liability partnership (LLP) that wants Coddan to handle agreed VAT administration and return submissions with the LLP’s authorisation. The service is available to an LLP that is already VAT-registered and does not require a new VAT registration application simply to appoint a VAT agent.
Coddan completes the VAT-agent appointment process and, once the appointment and service scope are confirmed, handles the agreed VAT administration with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). We prepare and submit the specified quarterly VAT returns using the records and figures supplied and approved by the LLP, in accordance with the written service agreement.
The package covers the VAT-agent appointment process and only the quarterly VAT return periods and tasks expressly agreed in writing. The LLP must provide the required records and information within the agreed timescales, review and approve the figures submitted, and remain responsible for paying any VAT due. UK-resident and overseas members may instruct Coddan on behalf of the LLP where they have the necessary authority. Members’ personal tax returns and VAT returns for separate businesses are outside this service.
The professional fee is £125 + VAT for each agreed quarterly VAT return, including the VAT-agent appointment process for that work. The written service agreement must specify the covered return periods, record-delivery responsibilities and arrangements for renewing ongoing work. Bookkeeping, software charges and work beyond the agreed returns are excluded unless expressly included in writing.
An ordinary VAT-agent appointment does not appoint Coddan as a formal VAT representative for a non-established overseas business. VAT registration and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) applications remain separate services. If the LLP is not yet VAT-registered, consider the separate VAT Application service. The LLP remains responsible for accurate records, approving its figures and paying VAT due. Coddan cannot guarantee a particular VAT result or HMRC decision.