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Introduction

Businesses in the UK (including Isle of Man) are required to register for VAT

  • If the value of their Taxable Turnover (standard rate, reduced rate and or zero rated supplies) in the preceding 12 months or less goes over the registration threshold of £90,000

  • If the value of their taxable turnover (standard rate, reduced rate and or zero rated supplies) is likely to exceed £90,000in the next 30 days

  • if the business is based outside the UK and supplies goods or services in the UK or are expected to in the next 30 days. (Threshold does not apply here)

  • If a businesses is being taking over a VAT registered business as a going concern

  • If you make distant sales into Northern Ireland and exceed the annual threshold.

Note: Businesses include Sole Traders, Partnerships, Limited Companies, Clubs, Associations.

What is Taxable Turnover

  • Standared Rated Sales of goods and services

  • Zero Rated Goods and Services

  • Reverse Charge Output VAT

  • Any Goods or Services you barter or part exchange

  • The value of any goods you have used for private use​

  • Property services supplied (rent and service charges) where you have opted to tax the building. 

What is not Taxable Turnover

  • Sales of capital items such as buildings , machinery, cars

  • Exempt supplies

Voluntary Registration

You can apply to HMRC for voluntarily registration if:

  • you are making taxable supplies where their value is under the £85,000 threshold. This will allow you to recover VAT expenses incurred. 

  • You are intending to make taxable supplies in the near future

Register - online

​-Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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