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School finance
Guidance for managing budgets, costs and funding covering academy conversion, public duties claims, statutory information and VAT.
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To find advice and guidance on VAT issues download the following documents:
- Essex County Council VAT Manual (Word. 92KB)
- Appendix A: External Bank Account Schools supplementary guide - Updated Sept 2015 (Word, 52KB)
- Appendix B: VAT liabilities for Local Authority services provided - Updated Sept 2015 (Word, 60KB)
- Appendix C: VAT liabilities for P-card purchases - Updated Sept 2015 (Word, 84KB)
- Appendix D: External Bank Account Schools VAT Timetable April 2022 to March 2023 (Word, 32KB)
- Appendix D: External Bank Account Schools VAT Timetable April 2023 to March 2024 (Word, 56KB)
- Instructions for completing monthly VAT return - FMS6 & RM Finance (Word, 44KB)
- Voluntary Aided (VA) Schools - VAT Rules for Capital Expenditure (Word, 80KB)
If you have any VAT queries, email our Financial Accounting Team financial.accounting@essex.gov.uk