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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.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Labelling and handling food, transporting, food safety
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing food and groceries for employees
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
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 the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
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