VAT

Services

  • Check a UK VAT registration number is valid. Prove when you checked a number.

  • Sign in and submit ESL, RCSL and EU VAT refund application, and get help with lost username, password or account activation codes

  • How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.

  • How to pay your VAT bill - including online by card or Direct Debit, from your bank with HMRC’s bank details, by standing order or at your bank or building society.

  • How to charge VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases