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Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
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…
Check which rates of Air Passenger Duty you need to pay if you’re a plane operator, and how to fill in your return to HMRC.
Find out what goods you do not value when when working out the VAT due on import to the UK.
Find out how to make tax and duty-free supplies to NATO visiting forces, NATO International Military Headquarters and US military cemeteries in the UK.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
This series brings together all documents relating to Cabinet Office special advisers' transparency publications.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Find out the 'place of supply' rules for passenger transport and the VAT zero rating of public passenger transport if you supply it in the UK.
Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.
Details of administrative agreements relating to VAT on certain specific transactions between members of trade bodies and HMRC.
Find out how to apply VAT if you're in the taxi and private hire car trade.
Find out which admission charges to cultural exhibitions and events are exempt from VAT.
Find out the scale rate expenses for accommodation and subsistence paid to employees who travel outside of the UK.
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