Freedom of Information Request: 0594
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Does the organisation use an external provider for VAT advisory services? If so please state the name of the organisation used (E.g. Liaison, CRS, Berthold Bauer, KPMG)?
KPMG
- Please state the contract start and end date?
April 2018 to March 2019 (one year contract due to Trust acquisition – to be tendered for 2019/20)
- Please state the name of the finance system used?
SAGE
- If the Trust has an external AP provider please state the name of the organisation used (E.g. SBS, Serco)
Not applicable.
- Please state the total number of Accounts Payable invoices processed / posted by the organisation in the last financial year?
60,000+
6) What was the value of adjustments identified by your external VAT advisor for each the following: (2017/18)
- Contracted out Services Underclaims – £779k
- Capital Underclaims – nil
- Contracted out Services Overclaims – £181k
- Input Tax recovery – nil
- Reverse Charge/ Acquisition tax adjustments – nil
- Output Tax adjustments
- Did the organisation use an external provider to re-review VAT adjustments in the last financial year and if so state the name of the company used?
No
- Please state the total amount of additional VAT identified by this provider split into underclaims and overclaims?
See answer to Q6
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
- Does the organisation use an external provider for VAT advisory services?
If so please state the name of the organisation used (E.g. Liaison, CRS, Berthold Bauer, KPMG)?
No.
- Please state the contract start and end date?
Not applicable.
- Please state the name of the finance system used?
Oracle Financials.
- If the Trust has an external AP provider please state the name of the organisation used (E.g. SBS, Serco)
Not applicable.
- Please state the total number of Accounts Payable invoices processed / posted by the organisation in the last financial year?
176,000 invoices.
6) What was the value of adjustments identified by your external VAT advisor for each the following:
- Contracted out Services Underclaims Not applicable
- Capital Underclaims Not applicable
- Contracted out Services Overclaims Not applicable
- Input Tax recovery Not applicable
- Reverse Charge/ Acquisition tax adjustments Not applicable
- Output Tax adjustments Not applicable
7) Did the organisation use an external provider to re-review VAT adjustments in the last financial year and if so state the name of the company used?
KPMG
8) Please state the total amount of additional VAT identified by this provider split into underclaims and overclaims?
Underclaims – £162,800 Overclaims – £66,000
