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SAME DAY VAT REGISTRATION WITH NO UPFRONT PAYMENTS You can register for VAT if youre in business and you are one of these: • an individual • a partnership • a company • a club • an association • a charity • any other organization or group of people acting together under a particular name, such as an educational or health institution, exhibition, conference, etc • a trust • a company that bids for tenders • a Local Authority For VAT purposes, the individual or organisation that is in business is known as a taxable person What is business for VAT purposes? You can only register for VAT if youre in business. HMRC defines a business as a continuing activity involving getting paid for providing goods or services - in money or another form of payment such as in-kind or barter. You are in business when, for example: • you earn an income by carrying on a trade, vocation or profession - by being self-employed or through another entity such as a limited company • you provide membership benefits as a club, association or similar body in return for a subscription or other form of payment • you provide certain other activities as a club or other recreational body, charity or other non-profit making body • you charge admission to a premises To be in business, these activities must have a degree of frequency and scale and be continued over a period of time. Even if your activities have some or all the characteristics of a business, they may not be considered a business for VAT purposes if they are essentially a recreation or hobby, or an isolated transaction. So if you only make occasional VAT taxable supplies, or your supplies are minimal, it may be that you dont need to register for VAT. The one-off or infrequent sale of your personal belongings at a car boot sale or auction, for example, would fall into this category - but buying goods for resale on a regular basis is definitely a business activity. FOR SAME DAY VAT REGISTRATION AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RATES PLEASE CONTACT ME ON 072 694 3691 / 086 722 7105 / 011 760 6265 OR EMAIL ME ON [email protected]