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How to apply for a licence to export cultural goods, including antiques, furniture and archaeological items.
Find out if you’re an art market participant and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
VAT margin schemes tax the difference between what you paid for an item…
You can only use a margin scheme for: second-hand goods works of art…
You must keep the usual VAT records when you use a margin scheme. You must…
You must show any goods you bought or sold using a margin scheme on your…
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA) advises the government on the export of cultural property. If an artwork is sold to a foreign buyer, it also advises on whether to...
Working with the EU in the art market sector.
If you're a company, find out if you can claim the super-deduction or special rate first year (SR) allowance on plant or machinery costs.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Artworks from the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle chosen to adorn the corridors of Number 10 Downing Street.
The competition is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted entries. The winner has now been announced via social media.
Minister of State, Steve Baker, visited the ART for LIFE exhibition at Ulster University to mark the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
Find out how the Conditional Exemption Tax Incentive scheme works and what may qualify for relief.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
A selection of leading British and British-based artists have begun work on artworks reflecting on the Coronation.
A checklist for artists, specialists, museum professionals, exhibitors or businesses working or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
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