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What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure

• Overview

  Customs will destroy or sell anything it seizes from you for breaking the…

• Ask for your things back

  You can ask for your things back (make a ‘restoration request’) even if…

• Ask for a court hearing

  Send a ‘notice of claim’ if you think it was illegal for customs to seize…

How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.

• Overview

  VAT (Value Added Tax) is a tax added to most products and services sold by…

• What VAT is charged on

  VAT is charged on things like: goods and services (a service is anything…

• How much VAT you must charge

  There are 3 different rates of VAT that can be added to products. Which…

• VAT thresholds

  You need to register for VAT if you go over the registration threshold (or…

• VAT schemes

  VAT schemes are designed to simplify the way some VAT-registered…

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing sporting, recreational or leisure facilities

• Overview

  As an employer paying for sporting or recreational facilities for your…

• What's exempt

  You will not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or…

• What to report and pay

  If the facilities you provide are not exempt, you’ll need to: report the…

• Technical guidance

  The following guides contain more detailed information: exemption for…

Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the costs of subscriptions and professional fees

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees

Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing parking spaces

Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of congestion and clean air zone charges

Tax and reporting rules for employers loaning computers to employees

Registering land or property in England - first time registration, transfer of ownership, changing your details on the register, where to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland