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Freedman Frankl & Taylor
Reedham House
31 King Street West
Manchester
M3 2PJ
tel: 0161 834 2574
fax: 0161 831 7608
email: info@fft.co.uk

uk 200 group

UK200 Group is an association of separate and independently owned and managed accountancy and lawyer firms

VAT Rates

From
1 April
2011
From
4 January
2011
From
1 April
2010
Standard rate  20%  20% 17.5%
Standard rate VAT fraction  1/6  1/6 7/47
Reduced rate  5%  5% 5%
Reduced rate VAT fraction  1/21  1/21 1/21
Taxable turnover limits
Registration - last 12 months or next 30 days over  £73,000  £70,000 £70,000
Deregistration - next 12 months under  £71,000  £68,000 £68,000
Cash accounting scheme - up to  £1,350,000  £1,350,000 £1,350,000

Optional flat rate scheme - joining up to

- exiting over

£150,000

£230,000

£150,000

£230,000

£150,000

£225,000

Annual accounting scheme - up to  £1,350,000  £1,350,000 £1,350,000

Flat Rate Scheme

Your business may be eligible to join the flat rate VAT scheme. This is designed to save businesses administration time but could also result in a cash saving. See HMRC for the appropriate percentage for your business. For more details contact a partner.