Take part in our independent survey of UK small businesses, sole traders and landlords about VAT and Making Tax Digital. About 8 minutes, anonymous, with free results in January 2027.
What happens at an HMRC VAT compliance check: how checks start, visits, the records HMRC asks for, how far back it can go, penalties and your rights, with a penalty estimator and a readiness checklist.
Check when you can claim VAT back on an unpaid invoice. Work out the 6 month start date, the 4 year and 6 month deadline and the VAT to add to box 4, with a free calculator.
How to account for VAT on Google Ads, Meta, Zoom and other overseas software invoices with no UK VAT: boxes 1, 4, 6 and 7, the Flat Rate Scheme and the registration threshold, with a calculator.
UK businesses selling apps, software, ebooks or online courses to EU consumers must charge EU VAT from the first sale. How the non Union One Stop Shop works, with an EU VAT price calculator.
The HMRC VAT helpline is 0300 200 3700, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Every HMRC VAT phone number, the webchat, the postal address and which line to call, checked against GOV.UK.
Sole trader or limited company in 2026/27? Compare income tax, dividend tax, corporation tax, National Insurance and VAT, with worked figures and a free calculator.
Add each item, pick 20%, 5%, 0%, exempt or reverse charge, and get the VAT worked out line by line, grouped by rate, with a finished invoice you can save as a PDF.
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.
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