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Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
GBS product specifications: mandatory for central government departments and related organisations; encouraged for wider public sector.
Ensuring that meters register the correct quantity of gas and electricity consumed.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
If you're an electricity producer or energy supplier, check if you should register, send returns and pay the levy. Also, find out how to change or cancel a registration.
Organisational definitions of terms concerned with risk and risk-related matters.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out about partial exemption and the methods and calculations to use to see how much input tax you can recover.
Directives, regulations, policies and guidance relating to the procurement of supplies, services and works for the public sector.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find technical information about the VAT reverse charge if you buy or sell building and construction services.
How to account for VAT if you supply caravans and houseboats, or you're a caravan site operator, or you provide mooring facilities for houseboats.
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