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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.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Current VAT rates - standard 20% and rates for reduced rate and zero-rated items
The CDDO and RTA are helping public sector organisations provide clear information about algorithmic tools they use to support decisions.
Standardisation explained.
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
The guide to VAT rules and procedures.
Retailers can calculate the VAT they have to record in their account per day or week instead of for each sale
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Standards, requirements and guidance for social landlords in England on transparency, influence and accountability, including Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs).
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
Find out about partial exemption and the methods and calculations to use to see how much input tax you can recover.
This external quality assessment scheme is for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors examining hospital tap water.
Overview of how a home's energy performance is calculated using the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP).
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