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VAT rates

From
4 January
2011

From
1 April
2010
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

Optional flat rate scheme - joining up to

- exiting over

£150,000

£230,000

£150,000

£225,000

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).