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How HMRC deals with VAT repayment returns and what happens when there’s a delay in a repayment.
If you import or export goods, find out if you can use a margin scheme to account for VAT. (VAT Notice 718)
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
Find out when to use the zero rate of VAT when supplying machine tools that stay in the UK but are used to manufacture goods for export.
How to account for VAT on new ships, aircraft and land vehicles you move between Northern Ireland and EU member states (VAT Notice 728).
If you’re an agent, find out how to use a VAT margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718).
If you sell horses or ponies in the UK, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718).
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.
Find out about the VAT rules that apply to VAT-registered barristers or advocates.
Find out how to spot VAT missing trader fraud and how to protect yourself or your business from organised criminals.
Find out how to create a CSV file to submit your declaration, what file layout to use and how to resolve problems with file upload failures.
Find out about the transitional guidance on VAT treatment of transactions of specified supplies of finance and insurance services.
If you buy or sell second-hand vehicles, find out how other products and circumstances affect the scheme and how you account for VAT. (VAT Notice 718)
Find out about gaining approval for a fair partial exemption special method if you deal with partial exemption for insurers.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
Find out which postage stamps are free of VAT and when VAT must be applied to stamps, stamped stationery and other philatelic supplies.
How to account for VAT if you're a supplier and accept purchasing cards, or a business that buys goods and services using a purchasing card.
Find out about using the VAT margin scheme if you're a dealer who sells second-hand motor vehicles in Northern Ireland that have come from Great Britain.
Find out if you can zero rate VAT if you sell, lease or hire out a freight container for export from the UK.
If you sell second-hand houseboats or caravans in the UK, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718).
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