Who should register for VAT (VAT Notice 700/1)
This notice explains when you must register for VAT and how to do it.
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This notice cancels and replaces Notice 700/1 (October 2019). Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.
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Section 4.5 about 'Your VAT registration number – when to expect it’, has been updated to tell you that we will aim to send a certificate showing your full registration within 30 days.
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Women's sanitary products have been removed from the examples list in section 2.5 'Reduced-rate supplies'.
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In the VAT 700/1 Supplement, section 6.1 there have been changes to office address and phone numbes.
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This page has been updated because the Brexit transition period has ended.
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Section 17 office addresses have been updated.
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Guidance on submitting advanced notification of UK VAT registration should the UK leave the EU without a deal has been updated at section 4.7.2.
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Guidance on submitting advanced notification of UK VAT registration should the UK leave the EU without a deal has been added. Guidance on when an non-established taxable person must register for VAT in the UK has been updated.
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Paragraph 11.4 updated with information on the criteria used to decide whether an individual is a fit and proper person to act as a VAT representative for an NETP.
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VAT Notice 700/1: supplement has been updated to include the VAT registration and deregistration thresholds for 2018 to 2019.
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The notice has been updated to reflect changes to the VAT rules for supplies of digital services and the eligibility for non-EU businesses to use the VAT Mini One Stop Shop (VAT MOSS).
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Section 13.2 of the notice has been updated to link to the new 'VAT: online marketplace seller checks' guidance, and a Chinese translation of parts of the Notice has been added.
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Notice updated to include the VAT registration and deregistration thresholds for 2017 to 2018.
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This notice cancels and replaces Notice 700/1: Supplement (November 2016). Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.
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This notice cancels and replaces Notice 700/1 September 2016. Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.
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This notice cancels and replaces Notice 700/1 June 2016. Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.
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This supplement cancels and replaces the April 2015 edition. Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.
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This supplement replaces the October 2015 edition. Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 3.2, 3.11 and 16 of this notice.
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This supplement cancels and replaces the February 2014 edition. Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.
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