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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…
You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
Opened in 1901, the Horniman was designed in the Arts and Crafts style. It was founded by Frederick Horniman, who had inherited his father’s tea business, which by 1891 had become the world’s biggest tea trading company. It specialises in...
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
We help people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. CMA is a non-ministerial department.
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) saves the most outstanding parts of our heritage at risk of loss to the nation, as a memorial to those who have given their lives for the UK. NHMF is an executive non-departmental public...
This series brings together all documents relating to Allied Joint Publication (AJP).
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
What personal possessions (chattels) you need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on, how to work out your gain
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
This series brings together all documents relating to Explanatory Memoranda 2013
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International trade regulations for materials, equipment, goods and appliances, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, aerospace and defence.
Prove the origin of your goods if you’re trading with a country that has a trade agreement with the UK, or is covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
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