Be careful where you get your VAT number

Be careful where you get your VAT number

This may sound a little odd. It seems that there are ‘businesses’ out there that are offering to get a VAT number in return for a payment: taken in advance. According to the note I received from the European Commission on this the proposals apparently appear to be official EU documents.

Of course, in the UK you can apply for a VAT number to H M Revenue & Customs for free. If you need to know whether or when you have to register in the UK you can find more information on the VAT Registration Limits page on this website.

For information on other VAT registration in other EU countries the European Commission provides information on its website.

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