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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 VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.
All VAT-registered businesses should now be signed up for Making Tax…
You cannot charge VAT on exempt goods or services. If you buy or sell an…
There are different rules for charging VAT on discounts, gifts and free…
You can reclaim VAT on items you buy for use in your business if you’re…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may check your records to make sure you’re…
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
The guide to VAT rules and procedures.
How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
Check if you need to pay VAT when you sell goods direct to customers in the UK, without the involvement of an online marketplace.
Find out how to fill in your VAT return, about using VAT accounting schemes and how to submit your return electronically.
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