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What Are VAT Registration Exceptions?

Learn what a VAT registration exception is, when it may apply after a temporary threshold breach, and how to apply to HMRC.

VAT Deregistration Assets: Do You Need to Pay VAT Back?

UK VAT-registered businesses may be required to deregister when it ceases to make taxable supplies and, furthermore, businesses can deregister voluntarily should the value of taxable supplies made fall below the deregistration threshold of £83,000.

A Guide to VAT on Business Entertainment

VAT on business entertainment can be difficult to get right. Learn when VAT may be reclaimed and how to avoid costly HMRC errors

Person reviewing silver bars alongside a calculator and financial documents for upcoming VAT Capital Goods Scheme changes.

Jul 23, 2026

Upcoming VAT Capital Goods Scheme Changes - Will Your Business be Affected?

Learn how the Capital Goods Scheme works, what the 2026 threshold changes mean, and how The VAT People’s HMRC experience can help.

Medical professionals reviewing information on a tablet while discussing VAT liability for healthcare staff.

Jul 23, 2026

VAT Liability of Medical Staff: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

Understand HMRC’s latest position on VAT liability for temporary medical staff, including locum doctors, exemption rules and VAT claims.

VAT Advice for Opticians: VAT Rules on Glasses, Lenses and Dispensing

VAT is an important consideration for opticians, particularly because the sale of spectacles or contact lenses can involve more than one type of supply for VAT purposes. Understanding how VAT should be charged helps practices stay compliant and account for VAT correctly.

Should I Charge VAT as a Sole Trader?

Whether you need to register your business for VAT is determined by the value of your business’s taxable turnover, rather than the type of business in operation.You can register for VAT through mandatory or voluntary registration. When your business’s revenue exceeds the VAT registration threshold.

Jun 1, 2026

VAT Margin Scheme Failure: Tribunal Warns Second-Hand Dealers Over Record-Keeping

In a recent VAT Tribunal case, the First-tier Tax Tribunal ruled against RSK Cars Limited, finding that the company was not entitled to use the VAT margin scheme for its second-hand vehicle sales.

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What Are VAT Registration Exceptions?

VAT Deregistration Assets: Do You Need to Pay VAT Back?

A Guide to VAT on Business Entertainment

Upcoming VAT Capital Goods Scheme Changes - Will Your Business be Affected?

VAT Liability of Medical Staff: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

VAT Advice for Opticians: VAT Rules on Glasses, Lenses and Dispensing

Should I Charge VAT as a Sole Trader?

VAT Margin Scheme Failure: Tribunal Warns Second-Hand Dealers Over Record-Keeping

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