Businesses must register for VAT (Value Added Tax) with HMRC, if the VAT taxable income is greater than £90,000. The business receives a VAT registration certificate when they register the business with HMRC. The certificate confirms the VAT number, details for submission on first VAT return and payment, and effective date of registration. The effective date is when the business crossed the threshold and felt that they needed to register for VAT.
Businesses can register voluntarily for VAT Registration number, if the turnover is less than £90,000, except the lot being sold is exempt. The Business VAT registration certificate can be received within 30 working days, nevertheless it can take longer. The certificate is sent either to the VAT online account or by post if it's not an online registration or through a third party.
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Business needs to register for Value added tax if:
There is no threshold for businesses based outside the United Kingdom. But the business must immediately register for VAT if they have supplied any goods or services in the United Kingdom or anticipate doing so within the next 30 days. It may also be required to register for VAT if a business has been taken over.
If a business does not register for VAT within time, it is liable to pay a penalty depending on how much the business owes and the duration of late registration. As stated earlier, it is imperative for the business to register for VAT within 30 days of the business turnover crossing the threshold.
If the taxable turnover of the business goes over the threshold provisionally, the business can apply for a registration exception. A written application needs to be sent to the HMRC with facts showing why the threshold will not be crossed in the next 12 months. If the HMRC is convinced with the written application, they will send a written confirmation; otherwise, the business will need to register for Value added tax.
From the effective date of VAT registration business must:
Until a business has a VAT number, it cannot charge or illustrate VAT on the invoices. However, the business is liable to pay the Value added tax for this period to HMRC. In such a scenario, the prices of the goods and services will increase and the customers should be informed about the same. Once the VAT number is obtained, the business can re-issue the invoice to the customer reflecting the VAT amount separately.
Almost all businesses can register for VAT online. Even partnerships and groups of companies can register under one VAT number. Once the business is registered online and has a VAT online account, it will need to submit VAT returns to HMRC as and when they are due. Businesses can even appoint accountants like dns accountants or agents to help them submit the VAT returns on time, meeting all deadlines, and interact with HMRC on the behalf of the business. In-case the business cannot register online, it can register by post if
As an industry, farming receives a lot of VAT refunds. The industry's direct purchases are more often than not zero-rated and so are their sales. However, any VAT the industry incurs on extra expenses such as equipment or overheads can be claimed as refunds. Other businesses that may want to register for VAT voluntarily can include a child shoe shop or green grocers. Yet again, sales and direct purchases of these stores are generally zero-rated, however, if any expenses, legal fees or equipment, they ought to recover any VAT charged on these purchases.
The VAT taxable turnover is the full value of goods and services sold that aren't exempt for VAT. The UK VAT threshold for registration is £90,000. It is required to register with HMRC for VAT in a 12 month rolling period.
To calculate if you've exceeded the threshold in any 12-month period, you need to add together the total value of sales of your products or services that aren't VAT exempt, this will include the following:
Comprise any zero-rated substances – only dismiss VAT-exempt sales, and goods or services you deliver outside the UK.
Usually, the HMRC takes a month to process the VAT applications, but it can take longer if the HMRC needs to carry out further checks. The government of the United Kingdom claims that it can even take as less as 14 working days to process the claim. HMRC intends to process 70% of the applications within 10 business days and most are processed within 30 days. From the time of applying for VAT registration and getting the VAT registration number, the business must keep account of and pay all VAT dues. The business becomes liable to keep records of all the invoices from the time it voluntarily registers for VAT. It actually does not matter when the business applied for registration or the date the VAT registration number was received. Businesses can reclaim any VAT paid on the purchases from the date of registration. To do so, records of all inward invoices from the suppliers need to be maintained.
The VAT registration form can be accessed by clicking here.
Different items have different implications.
Standard
20%
The standard value added tax rate is the default tax rate. This rate is charged on almost all goods and services in the United Kingdom, if not acknowledged as being zero-rated or reduced.
Reduced
5%
Items that fall under this category are children’s care seat, installation of energy-saving materials, sanitary hygiene products, and domestic fuel and power, etc.
Zero
0%
Items that fall under this category are public transport, books and newspapers, food (not restaurant meals or takeaways), children’s shoes and clothes etc.
Exempt
Not applicable
The law specifies that exempt items are free from VAT charges. Examples include fundraising, providing credit, insurance, education, membership, etc.
Outside the scope
No VAT is applicable of items that are totally outside of the United Kingdom’s VAT system
Telephone:
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Outside UK:
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Text-phone:
0300 200 3719
Taxpayers can call the department for any help regarding common VAT enquiry. Taxpayers must have their VAT registration number and postcode with them. Tax cannot be paid over the phone.
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