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Invoicing and taking payment from customers, what invoices must include, VAT invoices, sole trader invoices, limited company invoices, payment options, charging for late payment, chargebacks
If you sell a customer a product or a service, you need to give them an…
Your invoice must include: a unique identification number your company…
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Check what you need to do if you're sending, receiving and storing VAT invoices in an electronic format.
How customers and their suppliers must treat VAT if they're using self-billing arrangements.
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
You may receive a misleading invoice that requests payment for a service related to a trade mark, design, or patent. Here's some information and guidance on what to do.
How to set up a self-billing arrangement between a VAT-registered customer and their supplier, and the conditions that have to be met.
How to account for VAT if you're a supplier and accept purchasing cards, or a business that buys goods and services using a purchasing card.
How to account for VAT if you make supplies to your customers, and you pay certain costs that you pass on when you invoice them.
Find out how the VAT Cash Accounting Scheme works and the conditions you must meet if you want to use it.
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