new to this forum and iam currently studying the icb exams although have completed icb exams level 1-2 .
i have a question completing the vat return where goods are taken for own use
i know the method is credit purchase a/c debit drawings a/c
but what about the vat entry -the vat on purchases would already be claimed as input tax but what about output tax -would you make an entry as output tax to ofset the input tax . or just leave as it is because the goods are not actualty sold but taken as a loss to the buisness. via drawings
Just think of it that the goods belong to the business not the people running the business. By taking the goods from the business as you say the owners have effectively bought them in the same way as if they had been sold to a third party.
Here's a link to the BIM associated with VAT on goods for own use :
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