VAT Registration - 1st Formations

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Important Information

Registration Timescale

Once we have started the process of registering your company for VAT, HMRC stipulates that a minimum of 30 days must pass before they will answer any questions regarding the progress of an application.

If however, you have not heard anything about the progress of your registration after 30 days, please contact us and we will follow up with HMRC on your behalf.
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Director Details

In the following section, please provide the information requested for one of the directors of your company.
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Name* This field is required.
Mr
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Dr
Professor
Prefix
First Name
Middle Name (if any)
Last Name
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Contact Details* This field is required.
Email Address
Telephone Number
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Date of Birth* This field is required.
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Residential Address* This field is required.IMPORTANT: You cannot use our address for this purpose. We are unable to submit your VAT Registration to HMRC without a valid residential address.
Street Address
City
Country
Post Code
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Have you ever changed your name?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Former Name* This field is required.
Mr
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Dr
Professor
Prefix
First Name
Middle Name (if any)
Last Name
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Date of Name Change* This field is required.
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Do you have a UK National Insurance number?* This field is required.
YESNO
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National Insurance Number* This field is required.
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Tax Identification/National Identity Number* This field is required.
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Country of Tax Identification/National Identity Number* This field is required.
Please Select
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Proof of Identity

As a non-UK citizen without a UK National Insurance number you are required to provide proof of identity. Please note that for the purpose of VAT registration these documents do not need to be certified.
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Primary Evidence

On the next page please upload one piece of primary evidence for the person named in the Director Details section. This evidence must be a copy of a government-issued photo identification which can include:

Passport

Photo Driver's License

National Identity Card
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Primary Evidence* This field is required.Documents should whenever possible be in PDF format for HMRC.
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Max. file size: 10.6MB
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Secondary Evidence

On the next two pages please upload two unique pieces of secondary evidence for the person named in the Director Details section. This evidence can include:

Mortgage Statement

Lease/Rental Agreement

Birth Certificate

A Marriage or Civil Partnership Certificate

Work Permit/Visa

A utility bill (dated within the last 3 months)

Correspondence form the Department for Work and Pensions confirming access to benefits

An official document from an employer that includes your name, date of birth and tax identification number

Important: we will only accept evidence written in the Latin alphabet or that has been translated by a professional translator.
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Secondary Evidence 1* This field is required.
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Secondary Evidence 2* This field is required.This must be distinct from the Secondary Evidence submitted on the previous page.
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Company Details* This field is required.
Company Name
Company Number
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Additional Company Details
Business Trading Name (if applicable)
Company Phone Number
Company Website
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Date of Incorporation* This field is required.The date your company was formed
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Business Contact Address* This field is required.IMPORTANT: All companies must provide to HMRC the address where most trade/business will be carried out. If you do not have a place of business then you must use your home address. HMRC will not allow the use of a mailing address and therefore you cannot use our address.
Street Address
City
Country
Post Code
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Nature of Business* This field is required.Please provide as much detail as possible.
Huge
Large
Normal
Small
Ok
Ok
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What is your main reason for applying for VAT?* This field is required.
Making or intending to make taxable supplies (sales)
The company is established or has a fixed establishment in the UK and makes or intends to make taxable supplies and makes or intends to make taxable supplies (sales) only outside the UK.
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Please select your estimated turnover in the next 12 months (excluding VAT).* This field is required.
£150,000 or less
£150,001 - £1,350,000
Over £1,350,000
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Please provide an estimate for your turnover in the next 12 months.* This field is required.Please specify in GBP £
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Do you wish to join the VAT Flat Rate Scheme?* This field is required.The VAT Flat Rate Scheme is a method of calculating how much VAT is due to HMRC each quarter without the need to calculate the VAT on expenses. Instead, simply take a percentage of gross sales as set by HMRC, and pay and report this amount when due. More information on the VAT Flat Rate Scheme can be found here.
YESNO
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Do you wish to join the Annual Accounting Scheme?* This field is required.This scheme allows companies to send just one VAT return each year. You must estimate the amount of VAT that will be owed in advance and then pay monthly or quarterly estimates to make up the yearly amount. Any amount over/underpaid throughout the year will be corrected when the VAT return is filed at the end of the year. More information on the Annual Accounting Scheme can be found here.
YESNO
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Annual Accounting Payment Details* This field is required.
Please Select
Please Select
Monthly
Quarterly
How often do you intend to pay your estimated VAT payments?
Please Select
Please Select
BACS/Internet Banking
Bank Giro Transfer
CHAPS
Direct Debit
Standing Order
Intended payment method
Please Select
Please Select
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Which month would you like the company's VAT to be made up to?
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VAT Return Date* This field is required.VAT Returns are submitted quarterly and the period end dates are allocated automatically. If you want VAT periods which end on particular quarter end dates, please select an option from the list below or indicate that you have no preference.
No Preference
In January, April, July and October
In February, May, August and November
In March, June, September and December
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Exempt Supplies* This field is required.These can include but are not restricted to the following: some types of sales, leasing or letting of land & buildings, insurance, betting, gambling & lotteries (not fruit machines), providing credit, certain education and training, fundraising events by charities, subscriptions to certain membership organisations, the service of doctors and dentists and certain services from undertakers. A full list can be found here.
YESNO
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Do you expect to receive goods in Northern Ireland from an EU member state in the next 12 months?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Please provide an estimate of the value of your purchases.* This field is required.Please specify in GBP £
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Have you been (or are you currently) involved in any other business in the UK (VAT registered or not) either as a sole trader, partner or director within the last 2 years?* This field is required.
No
Yes: 1 company
Yes: 2-10 companies
Yes: 11+ companies
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Please provide the name and VAT number (if applicable) of the other company you are/were involved with within the last 2 years.* This field is required.
Business Name
VAT Number (if not applicable, please enter N/A)
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Please provide the name and VAT number (if applicable) of the other companies you are/were involved with within the last 2 years.* This field is required.
Business Name
VAT Number (if applicable)
Company 1
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Row 0, Column 1
Company 2
Row 1, Column 0
Row 1, Column 1
Company 3
Row 2, Column 0
Row 2, Column 1
Company 4
Row 3, Column 0
Row 3, Column 1
Company 5
Row 4, Column 0
Row 4, Column 1
Company 6
Row 5, Column 0
Row 5, Column 1
Company 7
Row 6, Column 0
Row 6, Column 1
Company 8
Row 7, Column 0
Row 7, Column 1
Company 9
Row 8, Column 0
Row 8, Column 1
Company 10
Row 9, Column 0
Row 9, Column 1
Company 1
Company 2
Company 3
Company 4
Company 5
Company 6
Company 7
Company 8
Company 9
Company 10
Business Name
Row 0, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 0, Column 1
Business Name
Row 1, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 1, Column 1
Business Name
Row 2, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 2, Column 1
Business Name
Row 3, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 3, Column 1
Business Name
Row 4, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 4, Column 1
Business Name
Row 5, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 5, Column 1
Business Name
Row 6, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 6, Column 1
Business Name
Row 7, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 7, Column 1
Business Name
Row 8, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 8, Column 1
Business Name
Row 9, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 9, Column 1
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Please provide the name and VAT number (if applicable) of the other companies you are/were involved with within the last 2 years (continued)* This field is required.
Business Name
VAT Number (if applicable)
Company 11
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Row 0, Column 1
Company 12
Row 1, Column 0
Row 1, Column 1
Company 13
Row 2, Column 0
Row 2, Column 1
Company 14
Row 3, Column 0
Row 3, Column 1
Company 15
Row 4, Column 0
Row 4, Column 1
Company 16
Row 5, Column 0
Row 5, Column 1
Company 17
Row 6, Column 0
Row 6, Column 1
Company 18
Row 7, Column 0
Row 7, Column 1
Company 19
Row 8, Column 0
Row 8, Column 1
Company 20
Row 9, Column 0
Row 9, Column 1
Company 11
Company 12
Company 13
Company 14
Company 15
Company 16
Company 17
Company 18
Company 19
Company 20
Business Name
Row 0, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 0, Column 1
Business Name
Row 1, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 1, Column 1
Business Name
Row 2, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 2, Column 1
Business Name
Row 3, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 3, Column 1
Business Name
Row 4, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 4, Column 1
Business Name
Row 5, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 5, Column 1
Business Name
Row 6, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 6, Column 1
Business Name
Row 7, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 7, Column 1
Business Name
Row 8, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 8, Column 1
Business Name
Row 9, Column 0
VAT Number (if applicable)
Row 9, Column 1
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Was your turnover in the last 12 months lower than £85,000 (excluding VAT)?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Are you registering because you expect to breach the £85,000 threshold within the next 30 days?* This field is required.
YESNO
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When are you likely to breach the £85,000 threshold?* This field is required.
Day
Month
Year
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Are you a non-established taxable person making or intending to make taxable supplies in the UK?* This field is required. e.g. do you live outside the UK and are supplying into the UK through your UK company?
YESNO
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Your responses indicate that you are registering for VAT voluntarily, please select the reason why below* This field is required.More information about what constitutes a fixed establishment can be found in section 3.4 here.
I intend to make taxable future supplies in the future
I am established, or have fixed establishment, in the UK and make, or intend to make supplies only outside the UK
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When do you expect this supply to begin?* This field is required.
Day
Month
Year
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On which date do you wish the company to be registered for VAT on? * This field is required.Please note: This date must be within 90 days of today's date
Day
Month
Year
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Do you expect the VAT on your purchases to regularly exceed the VAT on your taxable supplies (i.e. sales)?* This field is required.Please choose 'No' if you are only likely to be in a repayment position in the first few VAT return periods.
YESNO
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Please provide the reason(s) why you expect the VAT on your purchases to regularly exceed the VAT on your taxable supplies (i.e. sales):* This field is required.
Huge
Large
Normal
Small
Ok
Ok
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Economic Operator Registration and Identification Scheme (EORI): If you are importing/exporting goods to/from the UK then you may wish to apply for the Economic Operator Registration and Identification Scheme (EORI). Guidance on EORI can be found here.* This field is required.Would you like us to register you with an EORI number as part of your registration?
YESNO
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Temporary EORI number prior to registration for VAT

Even if you have requested us to register your company for an EORI number, you may also need an EORI number prior to your VAT registration being completed. You can apply for this separately with an Application for an Economic Operator Registration and Identification number. The temporary EORI application is in 2 separate parts, one for importing into the EU and the other for exporting from the EU - please see the links below.

Temporary EORI for export

Temporary EORI for import

Please Note: The temporary EORI will become invalid once the VAT Registration is completed. If you will be continuing to import/export goods with the UK, you should select Yes to the previous question.
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Registration Timescale