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Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
Find out who can use, and how to apply to join the Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme.
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
Find out what HMRC considers as good practice in relation to VAT accounting and compliance processes.
How to charge or reclaim VAT if you offer your customers payments in advance, instalments, deposits, or credit sales.
Find out how the VAT Cash Accounting Scheme works and the conditions you must meet if you want to use it.
Find out if you need to account for the reverse charge for buildings and construction services you supply.
How to tell HMRC about an option to tax on land and buildings as part of cancelling your VAT registration.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Choose how to pay Customs Duty, excise duties and VAT.
How to create invoices for transactions in foreign currencies and convert them into pound sterling when you account for VAT.
Use your duty deferment account to delay paying most duties and import VAT.
Find out when and how HMRC may penalise you if you fail to register for VAT at the right time, and your rights to appeal against the penalty.
Check if you can use the Personal Export Scheme and the conditions that apply if you're a buyer or a seller of vehicles.
Find out when and how to cancel your VAT registration.
Learn more about VAT including accounting schemes, VAT Returns and keeping records.
How customers and their suppliers must treat VAT if they're using self-billing arrangements.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Find out how to work out VAT on supplies of staff including supplies made by staff bureaux.
If you make supplies of second hand goods, works of art or antiques and collectors items you can choose to use this simplified margin scheme to account for VAT.
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