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Updates: VAT Deregistration

2025

15 December 2025 published amendments

Cancellation in particular cases: persons in prison: visits and communication

page amalgamated with page VATDREG08300

Cancellation in particular cases: persons in prison: prisoner’s whereabouts unknown

content moved to page VATDREG08300

Cancellation in particular cases: intending traders: cancellation initiated by the Department

page archived - no longer required

Cancellation in particular cases: intending traders: trader contests cancellation

page archived - no longer required

Cancellation in particular cases: intending traders: cancellation procedure

page archived - no longer required

Effective date of cancellation (EDC)

details of contents page removed and archived pages amalgamated here

Cancellation in particular cases: Fraud

New page

Cancellation in particular cases: contents

pages removed from contents and added to reflect archived pages and new page in section

Cancellation in particular cases: intending traders: specimen letter - cancellation by the Department of the registration of an intending trader

page archived - no longer required

VAT Deregistration

VATDREG02000, VATDREG03000 and VATDREG17000 pages removed from main contents page as they are archived

11 December 2025 published amendments

Voluntary deregistration: contents

Contents page and VATDREG02050 and VATDREG02100 archived - no longer required

Compulsory deregistration

page archived following manual review - no longer required

Eligibility or requirement to deregister: schedule 2 - distance-selling: eligible to deregister

page archived - no longer required

Eligibility or requirement to deregister: schedule 2 - distance-selling: required to deregister

page archived - no longer required

Eligibility or requirement to deregister: schedule 3 - acquisitions: eligible to deregister

page archived - no longer required

Eligibility or requirement to deregister: schedule 3 - acquisitions: required to deregister

page archived - no longer required

Cancellation in particular cases: missing traders

page archived - no longer required

Post-cancellation: contents

archived - no longer required

2024

8 January 2024 published amendments

Effective date of cancellation (EDC): compulsory deregistration: trader requests an earlier date

Link to VATREG33000 amended to VATREG31000

Link to VATREG33000 amended to VATREG31000

Link to VATREG33000 amended to VATREG31000

Link to VATREG33000 amended to VATREG31000

Link to VATREG33000 amended to VATREG31000

2023

7 February 2023 published amendments

Voluntary deregistration: notification

Link created to the VAT 7 form

2022

10 October 2022 published amendments

Introduction: the role of policy

update to signposting contact details

24 May 2022 published amendments

Re-registration after cancellation

Page updated to include guidance for registration rules with example

1 March 2022 published amendments

VATDREG - VAT Deregistration: update index

Page archived – Old legacy update page no longer required.

VAT Deregistration: recent changes

Page archived – Old legacy update page no longer required.

2018

14 December 2018 published amendments

Cancellation in particular cases: insolvency, death or other incapacity

Content added to replace broken link to insolvency manual and to provide detail of when deregistration is appropriate when insolvency occurs.