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Current VAT rates - standard 20% and rates for reduced rate and zero-rated items
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties, like: shops…
Business rates are based on your property’s ‘rateable value’. This is an…
At revaluation, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) updates the rateable…
You may be able to get a discount from your local council on your business…
Your business rates could change if: you move or make changes to your…
You do not usually have to pay business rates for home-based businesses if…
In England and Wales, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) works out your…
Whether you pay business rates will depend on how many nights your…
Find the rates of different taxes, excise duties, interest rates, exchange rates, allowances and levies published by HMRC.
Estimate your business rates by multiplying the rateable value of your business property by a multiplier value set by the government.
Find currency exchange rates for VAT Mini One Stop Shop (VAT MOSS) for years prior to the current year.
Find out the scale rate expenses for accommodation and subsistence paid to employees who travel outside of the UK.
Find out how the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) calculates rateable values for hotels.
Check which rates of Air Passenger Duty you need to pay if you’re a plane operator, and how to fill in your return to HMRC.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Find out about the simplified rates of customs and excise duty used when you declare your personal goods online.
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