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VAT rates
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From |
From 1 April 2010 |
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| Standard rate | 20% | 17.5% | |
| Standard rate VAT fraction | 1/6 | 7/47 | |
| Reduced rate | 5% | 5% | |
| Reduced rate VAT fraction | 1/21 | 1/21 | |
| Taxable turnover limits | |||
| Registration - last 12 months or next 30 days over | £70,000 | £70,000 | |
| Deregistration - next 12 months under | £68,000 | £68,000 | |
| Cash accounting scheme - up to | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 | |
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Optional flat rate scheme - joining up to - exiting over |
£150,000 £230,000 |
£150,000 £225,000 |
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| Annual accounting scheme - up to | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 | |
Cars and your VAT return
VAT scale figures for private use are now based on carbon emissions. Please refer here for the scale figures for one month, three month, and annual VAT returns.
Changes to VAT in the emergency June Budget.
Did you know?
The revenue the Government are budgeting to generate from value added tax this year amounts to £94 billion (2009/10 - £81 billion).
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