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  2. Value Added Tax Act 1994 - Wikipedia

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    Text of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Value Added Tax Act 1994 ( c. 23 ) is a UK tax law , concerning taxation of goods and services that fall within the scope of Value Added Tax (VAT). [ 1 ]

  3. Value-added tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    VAT is an indirect tax because the tax is paid to the government by the seller (the business) rather than the person who ultimately bears the economic burden of the tax (the consumer). [4] Opponents of VAT claim it is a regressive tax because the poorest people spend a higher proportion of their disposable income on VAT than the richest people. [5]

  4. Making Tax Digital - Wikipedia

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    Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a UK government initiative that sets out a vision for the 'end of the tax return' and a 'transformed tax system', announced in 2015 and originally intended to be in place by 2020. [1]

  5. VAT Information Exchange System - Wikipedia

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    The VAT Information Exchange System (VIES) is an electronic means of transmitting information relating to VAT registration (i.e., validity of VAT numbers) of companies registered in the European Union. EU law requires that, where goods or services are procured within the EU by a VAT taxpayer, VAT must be paid only in the member state where the ...

  6. HM Revenue and Customs - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) [4] [5] is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support, the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage and the issuance of national insurance numbers.

  7. Value-added tax - Wikipedia

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    Anyone who collects VAT becomes a VAT Trustee if they: register and collect a Business Identification Number (BIN) from the NBR; submit VAT returns on time; offer VAT receipts; store all cash-memos; and use the VAT rebate system responsibly. VAT Mentors work in the VAT or Customs department and deal with trustees. The VAT rate is a flat 15%.

  8. Taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    On 1 December 2008, VAT was reduced to 15 per cent, as a reaction to the late-2000s recession, by Chancellor Alistair Darling. [citation needed] On 1 January 2010, VAT returned to 17.5 per cent. [citation needed] On 4 January 2011, VAT was raised to 20 per cent by Chancellor George Osborne, where it remains.

  9. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.