Changes to accounting for VAT for Northern Ireland and Great Britain from 1 January 2021
This guidance gives information about when you can, or need to, account for VAT on your tax return if you're a UK VAT-registered business.
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Accounting for VAT on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021
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The NorthernWindsor IrelandFramework Protocol means that Northern Ireland maintains alignment on some administrative processes within the EU VAT rules for goods, including on goods moving to, from and within Northern Ireland. However, Northern Ireland is, and will remain, part of the UK’s VAT system, and the rules will continue to be largely aligned.
Northern Ireland will remain aligned with the rest of the UK for VAT processes related to transactions in services. HMRC will continue to be responsible for the operation and collection of the revenues in Northern Ireland.
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Accounting for VAT on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021
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The NorthernWindsor IrelandFramework Protocol means that Northern Ireland maintains alignment on some administrative processes within the EU VAT rules for goods, including on goods moving to, from and within Northern Ireland. However, Northern Ireland is, and will remain, part of the UK’s VAT system, and the rules will continue to be largely aligned.
Northern Ireland will remain aligned with the rest of the UK for VAT processes related to transactions in services. HMRC will continue to be responsible for the operation and collection of the revenues in Northern Ireland.
Updates to this page
Published 26 October 2020
Last updated 181 MayOctober 2022
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Show all updates
-
Details
The NorthernWindsor IrelandFramework Protocol means that Northern Ireland maintains alignment on some administrative processes within the EU VAT rules for goods, including on goods moving to, from and within Northern Ireland. However, Northern Ireland is, and will remain, part of the UK’s VAT system, and the rules will continue to be largely aligned.
Northern Ireland will remain aligned with the rest of the UK for VAT processes related to transactions in services. HMRC will continue to be responsible for the operation and collection of the revenues in Northern Ireland.