Compare the VAT Flat Rate Scheme with standard VAT accounting. Pick your trade, enter your sales and costs, and see which saves more, including the 16.5% limited cost business rate.
Track your rolling 12 month taxable turnover against the £90,000 VAT registration threshold, see the month you go over, and get your HMRC deadline and start date.
From 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, household electricity in Great Britain carries 0% VAT. What changes on your bill, who qualifies, and a calculator to work out your saving.
A preview of what the Autumn Budget on 28 October 2026 could mean for VAT: hospitality, energy reliefs, the £90,000 threshold, public EV charging and electronic invoicing.
VAT guide · Updated for 2026 The VAT Cash Accounting Scheme: pay VAT when you get paid If your customers take their time to pay, handing VAT to HMRC before the money has reached you can sting. The Cash Accounting Scheme turns that around. You account for VAT on the day cash changes hands rather…
Tax guide · Updated for 2026 Making Tax Digital for Income Tax in 2026 Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is the biggest change to how the self employed and landlords report their income in a generation. From 6 April 2026 it stops being optional for higher earners. If your income from self employment and…
VAT guide · Updated for 2026 VAT late payment penalty and interest calculator Pay a VAT bill late and HMRC adds two things on top of the tax: a late payment penalty and late payment interest. The penalty depends on how many days late you are, with a short grace period at the start, while…
VAT guide · Updated for 2026 VAT for Amazon FBA and marketplace sellers in 2026 If you sell on Amazon, eBay or any online marketplace, VAT does not work the way it does for a normal shop. The marketplace often collects the VAT for you, overseas sellers have to register from their very first sale,…
VAT guide · Updated for 2026 What a valid VAT invoice must include in 2026 (with a free template) A valid VAT invoice is the document that lets your customer reclaim the VAT you charged, so it has to carry a set list of details. Only a VAT registered business can issue one, and it…
VAT number checker Check VAT Number: Free UK VAT Number Checker and Lookup Guide Last reviewed 19 October 2026. Based on HMRC’s Check a UK VAT number service, VAT Notice 700/21 and the EU VIES guidance. How to check a VAT number properly 1Copy the numberFrom the invoice, quote or website 2Test the formatLength and…
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