FLAT RATE IT REGISTRATION

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FLAT RATE IT REGISTRATION

In the first year of VAT registration traders can reduce the rate they are required to use by 1%.įor certain businesses, using the FRS can actually reduce the amount of VAT you pay each quarter. There are some special rules if the increased turnover is temporary. Once you join the scheme you can continue using the scheme as long as your total business income does not exceed £230,000 in a 12 month period. It excludes the actual VAT charged, VAT exempt sales and sales of any capital assets. It includes standard, reduced rate or zero rate sales and other supplies. The annual taxable turnover limit is the total of everything that a business sells during the year. The scheme is only open to businesses that expect their annual taxable turnover in the next 12 months to be no more than £150,000, excluding VAT. This is very different to the normal VAT accounting procedure where the VAT you pay to HMRC is the difference between the VAT you charge your customers and the VAT you pay on your purchases. The amount of VAT you pay on your business expenses becomes irrelevant to your VAT returns. The actual percentage you use depends on your type of business. Using the FRS, you simply pay VAT as a fixed percentage of your VAT inclusive turnover. The VAT Flat Rate scheme (FRS) has been designed to simplify the way a business accounts for VAT, and in so doing, reduces the administration costs of complying with the VAT legislation.

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