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This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in interpreting the Non-Domestic Rating (Definition of Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure Hereditament) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/1093) for the purposes of administering the business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) multipliers. As...
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Find out when you need to agree a bespoke VAT retail scheme with HMRC.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
First estimate of retail sales, including quantity bought, store prices, average spend and internet sales, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Poster to help independent retailers understand what they need to do to comply with consumer law.
The VOA wants to help customers provide the right information when making a Check, and the following focuses on how to do this for shops that are zoned for valuation purposes.
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