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Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.
You must register if either: your total taxable turnover for the last 12…
You can usually register for VAT online. You can start charging VAT on…
You must keep your VAT registration details up to date. Some changes mean…
You must cancel your registration if you’re no longer eligible to be VAT…
You can transfer a VAT registration number if there’s a change of business…
What you need to do depends on whether you’re selling goods or services…
You need a VAT registration number starting with XI to trade under the…
How to charge VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.
Retailers can calculate the VAT they have to record in their account per day or week instead of for each sale
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 charge and account for VAT on the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and EU member states (VAT Notice 725).
How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.
Find out if you need to pay VAT when you sell goods direct to customers in the UK, without the involvement of an online marketplace.
How to account for VAT if your business allows goods and services to be used for temporary or permanent private use.
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 work out what VAT to charge when goods are sold if you’re an online marketplace operator.
Find out about the VAT rules that apply to VAT-registered barristers or advocates.
Details of administrative agreements relating to VAT on certain specific transactions between members of trade bodies and HMRC.
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
The guide to VAT rules and procedures.
How to set up a self-billing arrangement between a VAT-registered customer and their supplier, and the conditions that have to be met.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
If you import or export goods, find out if you can use a margin scheme to account for VAT. (VAT Notice 718)
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
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