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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Kerr on 23 May 2024.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
CMA review indicates that some independent and smaller grocery retailers are failing to display clear and accurate prices.
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Assaulting a retail worker to be made a standalone criminal offence.
Poster to help independent retailers understand what they need to do to comply with consumer law.
Retailers can calculate the VAT they have to record in their account per day or week instead of for each sale
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
Government’s vision for the future energy retail market and a package of targeted reforms.
Find out when you need to agree a bespoke VAT retail scheme with HMRC.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Find out when goods can be zero-rated if they’re sold to overseas visitors for personal use by a VAT-registered business in Northern Ireland (VAT Notice 704).
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
We have introduced a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
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.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
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.
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