How and when to register for VAT, register online now
- When to register for UK VAT
You must register for VAT if your annual sales are £68,000 or above but you may be able to register even if not
- When to register for VAT
Find out whether you need to register for VAT and how to do it
- How to register for VAT
How to go about registering for VAT and who to contact
- How to sign up to use VAT online services
There are many benefits to filing VAT returns online - soon this will be the only way to file returns and pay VAT
- Taking over a business and VAT registration
What you need to do when you buy a VAT-registered business as a going concern or when you buy the assets of a business
- Group, division or joint venture VAT registration
Register for VAT under different legal entities - what to do if you start a joint venture with an unrelated business
- Appointing someone to deal with your VAT affairs
A VAT agent such as an accountant can act on your behalf to register, file your VAT Returns and manage your VAT
- Late VAT registration
If you should have registered for VAT but haven't, you must let HM Revenue & Customs know as soon as possible
- Waiting for VAT registration and what to do in the meantime
It can take several weeks or more for your VAT registration to come through - you may have to account for VAT in the meantime
- Purchases made before VAT registration: reclaiming the VAT
You may be able to reclaim VAT on goods and services you paid for before you were registered
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