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VAT Returns

Should I register voluntarily before I have to?

Answered by the TAG Accountancy team · Norwich, Norfolk

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Sometimes. If your customers are VAT-registered businesses, they reclaim whatever you charge, so registering lets you recover VAT on your own costs at no real cost to them.…

Sometimes. If your customers are VAT-registered businesses, they reclaim whatever you charge, so registering lets you recover VAT on your own costs at no real cost to them. If you sell mainly to the public, registering voluntarily means either raising prices by 20% or absorbing it.

The other consideration is admin: quarterly returns and digital records are an ongoing commitment. We will tell you honestly if it is not worth it yet.

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