VAT Rate at 2012

The standard rate of VAT increased from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent on 4 January 2011.
 
For any sales of standard-rated goods or services that you made on or after 4 January 2011 you should have charged VAT at the 20 per cent rate.  If you have a cash business and calculate your VAT using the VAT fraction you nust use the VAT fraction of 1/6 on your standard-rated VAT inclusive sales from 4 January 2011.
 
The change inly applies to the standard VAT rate. There are no changes to sales that are zero-rated or reduced-rated for VAT.  Similarly, there are no changes to the VAT exemptions. Any sales you make at these rates are unaffected by this change.
 
Value Added Tax (VAT) - Registration and Deregistration thresholds
                                                From April 2010        From April 2011
VAT - registration threshold                 70,000                    73,000
VAT - deregistration threshold              68,000                    71,000 
 
Value Added Tax (VAT) - Fuel scale charges
Businesses must use these new VAT fuel scale charges from the start of their next prescribed accounting period beginning on or after 1 May 2011.
 
CO2 Band        VAT fuel scale charge        VAT in 1 month charge        VAT exclusive 1 month
                               1 month period                                                                            charge
 
120 or less               52.00                                8.67                                    43.33
125                         78.00                              13.00                                    65.00
130                         84.00                              14.00                                    70.00
135                         89.00                              14.83                                    74.17
140                         94.00                              15.67                                    78.33
145                         99.00                              16.50                                    82.50
150                       105.00                              17.50                                    87.50
155                       110.00                              18.33                                    91.67

160                       115.00                              19.17                                    95.83

165                       120.00                              20.00                                  100.00

170                       126.00                              21.00                                  105.00

175                       131.00                              21.83                                  109.17

180                       136.00                              22.67                                  113.33

185                       141.00                              23.50                                  117.50

190                       147.00                              24.50                                  122.50

195                       152.00                              25.33                                  126.67

200                       157.00                              26.17                                  130.83

205                       162.00                              27.00                                  135.00

210                       168.00                              28.00                                  140.00

215                       173.00                              28.83                                  144.17

220                       178.00                              29.67                                  148.33

225 or more           183.00                              30.50                                  152.50

 

Where the CO2 emission figure is not a multiple of 5, the figure is rounded down to the next multiple

of 5 to determine the level of the charge. For a bi-fuel vehicle which has two CO2 emissions figures, the lower of the figures should be used. For cars which are too old to have a CO2 emissions figure, you should identify the CO2 band based on engine size, as follows:

 

If its cylinder capacity is 1,400cc or less, use CO2 band 140;

 

If its cylinder capacity exceeds 1,400cc but does not exceed 2,000cc, use CO2 band 175;

 

If its cylinder capacity exceeds 2,000cc, use CO2 band 225 or above.