Find the right VAT tool for your situation
Type what you need, or read down the list: each situation says where to start, then which calculators and guides help.
My sales are near or over £90,000
Put your last 12 months of sales into the threshold checker. It shows whether you have gone over £90,000 and the date you must register by.
- UK VAT registration threshold checkerYour rolling 12 month total, how much headroom is left and your registration dates
- The VAT registration threshold for 2026/27The two tests, the 30 day deadline and what happens once you are registered
- UK VAT Flat Rate Scheme calculatorOnce registered, whether the Flat Rate Scheme would cost you less
- UK VAT return deadline calculatorYour first return and payment dates
I paid late or HMRC fined me
Work out what you owe in the penalty calculator. The first late payment penalty is 3% at day 15, and interest runs at 7.75% a year until you pay.
- UK VAT late payment and penalty calculatorLate payment penalties, interest and £200 late filing points for your dates
- HMRC interest calculator for UK VATInterest day by day, at each rate HMRC has charged
- VAT penalties for late returns and late paymentHow points build up, how they come off and how a Time to Pay arrangement stops penalties
- UK VAT rule changesWhen the penalty rates and interest last changed
When is my VAT return due?
Enter the end of your VAT period in the deadline calculator. It gives the filing date and the last day your payment can reach HMRC.
- UK VAT return deadline calculatorFiling and payment dates for any period, including Direct Debit timing
- How much VAT to set asideHow much to have ready for that bill
- UK VAT late payment and penalty calculatorWhat it costs if you miss the date
How much VAT should I put aside?
Enter this quarter’s sales and costs in the set-aside calculator to see your next VAT bill before the return is due.
- How much VAT to set asideYour next bill from sales and costs, at each VAT rate
- UK VAT return deadline calculatorThe date that bill is due
- UK VAT Flat Rate Scheme calculatorWhether the Flat Rate Scheme would make the bill smaller
Add or take VAT off a price
Use the VAT calculator: type the price, pick add or remove, and it shows the VAT at 20%, 5% or any rate.
- VAT calculatorAdd or remove VAT at any rate, with the working shown
- Reverse VAT calculatorFind the price before VAT from a total
- UK VAT rates for 2026Which rate applies: 20%, 5% or 0%
I need to price my products with VAT
Put your cost and the price you want in the profit margin calculator. It separates the VAT so you see your real margin and markup.
- Profit margin calculator with VATMargin and markup with the VAT taken out properly
- VAT calculatorQuick add or remove VAT on any price
- UK VAT margin scheme calculatorIf you sell second-hand goods, VAT on your margin only
Is the Flat Rate Scheme worth it for me?
Enter your turnover and costs in the Flat Rate Scheme calculator. It compares the scheme with normal VAT and checks the limited cost trader test.
- UK VAT Flat Rate Scheme calculatorThe scheme against normal VAT for your figures and your sector
- The VAT Flat Rate SchemeWho can join, the rates by business type and when it stops paying
I sell second-hand goods
Use the margin scheme calculator: you pay VAT on the difference between what you paid and what you sold for, not the full price.
- UK VAT margin scheme calculatorVAT on your margin, item by item
- Profit margin calculator with VATYour profit after that VAT
Fuel for a company car or van
Look up the car’s CO2 figure in the fuel scale charge calculator to see the VAT you owe on private use for each return.
- UK fuel scale charge calculatorThe charge for your car’s CO2 band and return period
- VAT on fuel: petrol, diesel and home heatingVAT on petrol, diesel and home heating
- Fuel scale charges 2026/27: a 140g/km car now costs £294 a quarterThis year’s table and what changed
I buy goods from outside the UK
Put the price, shipping and duty into the import VAT calculator to see the import VAT and your landed cost.
- UK import VAT calculatorImport VAT, duty and landed cost, with postponed VAT accounting
- EU VAT for UK businesses after BrexitIf you buy from or sell to the EU
- Compare VAT rates by countryVAT on the same thing in other countries
I sell to customers in the EU
Read the EU VAT guide for UK businesses, then look up the rate in each country you sell to.
- EU VAT for UK businesses after BrexitIOSS, OSS and when you register in the EU
- EU VAT rates by countryEvery EU country’s rates, with a calculator for each
- EU €3 customs duty on low-value parcelsThe €3 duty on low-value parcels and how it is counted
- EU adds a €2 handling fee per item on parcels from 1 November 2026The new €2 parcel handling fee
Compare VAT on something across countries
Pick the item in the comparison and add the countries you want side by side.
- Compare VAT rates by country17 items compared across 28 countries, from official sources
- VAT quirks across EuropeThe odd rules that make one country cheaper than the next
- EU VAT rates by countryStandard and reduced rates for every EU country
Which VAT rate applies to what I sell?
Start with the UK VAT rates guide: 20% for most things, 5% for some and 0% for others, with examples.
- UK VAT rates for 2026The three rates with examples of each
- VAT on food: zero rated, with exceptionsWhy most food is 0% and the exceptions at 20%
- VAT on children's clothes and shoes: zero rated, with limitsChildren’s clothes and shoes at 0%, and the limits
- VAT on private school feesSchool fees at 20% since January 2025
- Compare VAT rates by countryThe same item in other countries
Making Tax Digital, records and software
Read the Making Tax Digital guide for what records you must keep and what software has to do.
- Making Tax Digital for VAT: what you must doRecords, software and the rules for VAT returns
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has started: how it sits alongside MTD for VATWho now has to do Making Tax Digital for both Income Tax and VAT
- UK e-invoicing from April 2029: what is known so farE-invoicing from April 2029 and what to do now
I’m new to VAT and want the basics
Read what VAT is and how it works, with a worked example, then check whether you need to register.
- What is VAT and how does it work?How VAT works, with a worked example
- UK VAT registration threshold checkerWhether you need to register yet
- How to check a VAT number, UK or EUChecking a supplier’s or customer’s VAT number for free
- UK VAT rates for 2026The rates and what they apply to
I bought a building or a big asset
Read the Capital Goods Scheme guide to see whether the purchase is in the scheme and how the VAT you reclaimed can be adjusted later.
- VAT Capital Goods Scheme: how it works and the 2026 changesThe limits, the adjustment period and what changed in 2026
- UK VAT rule changesWhen the scheme’s limit changed
What has changed in VAT recently?
See the rule change log: every change to a UK rate, threshold, penalty or interest rate, with the date it took effect.
- UK VAT rule changesEvery UK change, dated and sourced
- VAT in the 2026/27 tax year: what changed on 1 April and what did notWhat the new tax year changed and what it did not
- VAT on home electricity cut to 0% until 31 March 2027Home electricity at 0% until March 2027