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Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
How and when you can apply zero-rated VAT to exported goods.
Find out when to use the zero rate of VAT when supplying machine tools that stay in the UK but are used to manufacture goods for export.
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.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
How to charge and account for VAT on the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and EU member states (VAT Notice 725).
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