Business tax

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Services

1. Claim a tax refund

   How to get your money back if you've paid too much Income Tax - tax refunds, tax rebates

2. Sign in to your VAT online account

   Sign in and submit your VAT Return, ESL, RCSL and EU VAT refund application, and get help with lost username, password or account activation codes

3. Pay your VAT bill

   Payment options for your VAT bill, including VAT MOSS - Direct Debit, credit or debit card online, Faster Payments, online banking and standing orders

4. Find pension contact details

   Find the contact details for a pension provider by using the Pension Tracing Service

5. Stamp Duty Land Tax

   You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK

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Guidance and regulation

1. Sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT
   • Detailed guide
   • 15 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
2. HMRC exchange rates for 2019: monthly
   • Guidance
   • 27 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
3. VAT: domestic reverse charge for building and construction services
   • Detailed guide
   • 29 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
4. Claim Income Tax relief for your employment expenses (P87)
   • Detailed guide
   • 10 June 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
5. Making Tax Digital for VAT as a business: step by step
   • Detailed guide
   • 5 July 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs

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News and communications

11 July 2019 — News story

Finance Bill 2019-20: government publishes draft legislation

HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs

1. Businesses are being urged to register for Making Tax Digital before August
   • 11 July 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Press release
2. Millions to benefit from pay rise and tax cuts
   • 6 April 2019
   • HM Treasury
   • News story
3. Making Tax Digital becomes law
   • 1 April 2019
   • HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs
   • Press release
4. April tax changes 2019: changes for you
   • 29 March 2019
   • Department for Work and Pensions, HM Treasury, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Small business customer avoidable contact relating to VAT and Corporation Tax
   • 2 September 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Research
2. Business customer attitudes towards data privacy and data sharing
   • 2 September 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Research
3. Insolvency process pilot research
   • 2 September 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Research
4. Alcohol Bulletin
   • 30 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • National statistics
5. HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK
   • 21 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Pension trustees: clarifying and strengthening investment duties
   • 13 August 2019
   • Department for Work and Pensions
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 16 July 2018
2. Revenue and Customs Brief 10 (2019): domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services - delay in implementation
   • 6 September 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Policy paper
3. Revenue and Customs Brief 9 (2019): VAT Tour Operators Margin Scheme and retained payments and deposits
   • 6 September 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Policy paper
4. Revenue and Customs Brief 8 (2019): review of the VAT exemption for cost sharing groups in the social housing sector
   • 27 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Policy paper
5. Revenue and Customs Brief 7 (2019): VAT on lost space of bathroom and washroom conversions for disabled people
   • 26 August 2019
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Business Forum on Tax and Competitiveness minutes: February 2015
   • 18 May 2015
   • HM Treasury
   • Corporate report
2. IR35: Estimating the administrative burden
   • 12 March 2015
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Corporate report
3. HMRC annual report and accounts: 2013 to 2014
   • 3 July 2014
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Corporate report
4. Issue briefing: HMRC’s April to June 2013 performance
   • 2 September 2013
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Corporate report
5. Patent box consultation: working group minutes
   • 22 July 2013
   • HM Treasury
   • Foi release

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Organisations

1. HM Revenue & Customs
2. HM Treasury
3. Department for Work & Pensions
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Companies House

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1. Border Force
2. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
3. Home Office
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
6. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
7. Intellectual Property Office
8. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
9. Cabinet Office
10. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
11. Department for Exiting the European Union
12. Disclosure & Barring Service
13. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
14. Government Equalities Office
15. Ministry of Justice
16. UK Visas and Immigration

1. Office of Tax Simplification
2. The Charity Commission
3. Environment Agency

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1. Aggregates Levy
2. Air Passenger Duty
3. Alcohol duties
4. Business tax reform
5. Capital allowances
6. Climate Change Levy
7. Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)
8. Corporation Tax
9. Employment related securities
10. Fuel Duty
11. Gambling duties
12. IR35: working through an intermediary
13. Insurance Premium Tax
14. International tax
15. Investment schemes
16. Landfill Tax
17. Large and mid-size business
18. Life insurance policies
19. PAYE
20. Pension scheme administration
21. Stamp duty and other tax on property
22. Stamp duty on shares
23. Tobacco Products Duty
24. VAT