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If you’re a VAT registered business, check if you can temporarily reduce the rate of VAT on supplies relating to hospitality, accommodation, or admission to certain attractions.
Find out when you need to pay VAT if you provide holiday accommodation, caravans and camping facilities.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
How to account for VAT if you’re a contractor or subcontractor installing energy-saving materials and grant-funded heating equipment.
Current VAT rates - standard 20% and rates for reduced rate and zero-rated items
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 which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Check which attractions are eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT from 15 July 2020.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
This tax information and impact note is about the new reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions.
How to stop or start paying the reduced rate of National Insurance (NI) as a married woman or widow, how it affects your benefits.
Reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will apply for residential properties purchased from 8 July 2020 until 30 June 2021 and from 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021 inclusive.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
Use the IHT430 schedule with form IHT400 if you wish to pay the reduced rate of Inheritance Tax or to opt out of paying the reduced rate of Inheritance Tax.
The guide to VAT rules and procedures.
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