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Please ensure you have consulted the guidance VAT: detailed information on GOV.UK under the section 'Notices, forms and help sheets' before proceeding with the completion of this form.
Please use this form for all VAT enquiries with the exception of the following: Ledger Enquiry: We are unable to provide ledgers for customer who've signed up for MTD. You will be able to obtain this information from your Business Tax account or within your third party software. Liability confirmation request: We are unable to confirm the VAT liability of specific goods and services but we can help you find the relevant guidance to determine the correct VAT rate to charge. Information about the VAT liability of different goods and services can be found here within VAT Notice 700 section 29 and further guidance can be found at VAT rates on different goods and services. Debt Management (Time to Pay): We cannot arrange a payment plan / Time to Pay agreement with you, you need to contact our Debt Management Unit directly. Further information can be found through this link https://www.gov.uk/difficulties-paying-hmrc/pay-in-instalments Forms: Various VAT forms can be found through this link https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vat-forms VAT Notices: Various VAT notices can be found through this link https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vat-notices-numerical-order (Alpha) https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vat-notices-alphabetical-order (Numeric) Duplicate Registration Certificate: This can be obtained from within your Business Tax account Verification of VAT Registration Number: You can check if a UK VAT registration number is valid through this link https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number
Please use this form for all VAT enquiries with the exception of the following:
You can complete this form on behalf of your client if you are an authorised agent. An authorised agent is one where HMRC has been given authorisation using either form 64-8 or the online authorisation service. The submission of any information via this form is secure from interception, but our reply to you may not be. The reply to your question(s) will only be sent to the email address that you provide if we can verify that you are authorised to receive the information you have requested. Our reply may include information that we hold about your tax affairs. If you do not wish to receive a reply by email please tick the box below and our reply will be sent to you by post to the address you provide. In some cases it may not be possible for us to answer by email, for example when providing a statement of liabilities and payments etc. In these cases we will send our reply by post.
You can complete this form on behalf of your client if you are an authorised agent. An authorised agent is one where HMRC has been given authorisation using either form 64-8 or the online authorisation service.
The submission of any information via this form is secure from interception, but our reply to you may not be. The reply to your question(s) will only be sent to the email address that you provide if we can verify that you are authorised to receive the information you have requested. Our reply may include information that we hold about your tax affairs. If you do not wish to receive a reply by email please tick the box below and our reply will be sent to you by post to the address you provide.
In some cases it may not be possible for us to answer by email, for example when providing a statement of liabilities and payments etc. In these cases we will send our reply by post.
Please be aware that it may take 15 working days for a response. We are currently experiencing a high volume of online requests, many of which are duplicate or chase-up enquiries. If you are submitting a request we would appreciate it if you only do so once, this will enable us to deal with our mailbox more efficiently and allocate your enquiry to an officer for response as soon as possible. Thank you for being patient.
If you are an agent completing this form on behalf of your client, enter their details in the fields below.
If you have completed this form on behalf of your client, please enter your details below.
Please confirm that your client has formally authorised HMRC to correspond with you on their behalf in connection with VAT. Notification of authorisation must be made either by form 64-8 or online services (for which you will receive a reference number). Tick the box below to confirm a 64-8 or online authorisation is in place.
Please confirm that your client has formally authorised HMRC to correspond with you on their behalf in connection with VAT. Notification of authorisation must be made either by form 64-8 or online services (for which you will receive a reference number).
Tick the box below to confirm a 64-8 or online authorisation is in place.
Please enter the email address below where you would like our reply to be sent. It is important that you double check the email address you enter to ensure that our reply is correctly delivered.
To help us deal with your enquiry more effectively, please tick one of the following box(es) that best describes the nature of your question(s).
Your VAT account with HMRC
Assessment/Default notices correcting errors in your VAT records or returns duplicate returns VAT refund and payment queries VAT Return/EC Sales list completion Breakdown of your non-Making Tax Digital (MTD) related VAT payment transactions with HMRC.
Breakdown of your non-Making Tax Digital (MTD) related VAT payment transactions with HMRC.
VAT schemes
Annual Accounting (submit only one VAT return per year) Cash Accounting (declare and recover VAT based on cash payments rather than invoices) Flat Rate Scheme (declare VAT as a flat rate percentage of your turnover) tax free shopping in the UK (Retail Export Scheme)
Other VAT subjects
Examples of other subjects are: Business/non business activities Chargable rate of VAT/liability of goods and services DIY Housebuilders Scheme/self build Imports/Exports (the supply of goods to or receipt of goods from outside the EU) Importing vehicles into the UK - Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) Input Tax (VAT you can reclaim) option to tax place of supply (determining where VAT should be accounted for) Should I be registered for VAT? single market (movements of goods within the EU) Tour Operators Margin Scheme (buying and reselling travel, hotel, holiday and certain other services to travellers) transfer of a business as a going concern (selling or otherwise transferring a business, or part of a business) VAT refunds for EU and overseas businesses
Examples of other subjects are:
Please note: This list is not exhaustive.
Please use the space below to add the question(s) you want to ask HMRC including any reference to Public Notices or guidance you have looked at.
Please note: The maximum space for your enquiry is 2000 characters.
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