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Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
If you’re a VAT registered business, check if you can temporarily reduce the rate of VAT on supplies relating to hospitality, accommodation, or admission to certain attractions.
How to use a before-and-after study to evaluate your digital health product.
How we work with buyers and suppliers to improve the way technology is bought across government and the public sector.
These documents explain how OHID is approaching reduction and food and drink reformulation as part of the government’s obesity strategy.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Use this form as a statement of a company's capital when reducing capital under section 644 and 649 of the Companies Act 2006.
When dealing with UK trading partners you may need to prove that your business and supply chain is free from bribery and corruption.
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
How to stop or start paying the reduced rate of National Insurance (NI) as a married woman or widow, how it affects your benefits.
Reduce development overhead and time to deployment by standardising how teams design, launch and manage APIs in your organisation.
Find out the general rules for the Apportionment Retail Schemes (1 and 2), how the scheme works, records you must keep and how to work out your VAT.
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair.
How to use a quasi-experimental study to evaluate your digital health product.
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