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Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Doorstep selling, regulations, written notice of the right to cancel, exemptions, penalties
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
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Guidance for local authorities on how to access the local government income compensation scheme for lost sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief
Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
If you provide services to a seller or buyer in the UK, find out about the auctioneers' VAT margin scheme and how to account for VAT (VAT notice 718/2).
Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim if you are VAT registered in the EU.
Find out how to apply Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when there are multiple sales or transfers between the same buyer and seller.
What Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is, how to work it out, current CGT rates and how to pay.
If you sell second-hand vehicles, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718/1).
Apply to rent a garage from the local council - there may be a waiting list
Ministry of Defence equipment for sale such as ships, boats, vehicles, aeroplanes and helicopters.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim on your VAT Return.
Find out the general rules for the Point of Sale Retail Scheme, how the scheme works, records you must keep and how to work out your VAT.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
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