Cancellation of Vat Registration
Cancelling your VAT registration is a big decision and should not be taken lightly. If you are no longer trading, or are going to trade under a different name, it may be more tax efficient to close your business rather than cancel your VAT registration.
Cancellation of your VAT registration will stop you from charging VAT on your sales and from claiming any input tax relating to those sales. It will also mean that you can’t reclaim any VAT you’ve paid in the past.
Can I cancel or change my VAT registration?
Please note that:
- VAT can only be registered at the Revenue office. VAT cannot be registered at any other place.
- VAT registration can only be cancelled by notifying the Revenue.
- VAT registration can only be cancelled at the Revenue office.
- You may change your VAT registration after the VAT registration date.
- You may cancel your VAT registration after the VAT registration date.
- If you cancel or change your VAT registration, you will need to notify your Revenue office in writing.
When must a person deregister from VAT on a compulsory basis?
If a person receives a VAT registration notice or a withdrawal of registration notice and fails to notify HMRC, the person can be charged with tax evasion.
Customers should always contact HMRC on the HMRC phone line using the VAT67 number. In all other situations, VAT registration numbers must be deregistered.
What is the Procedure?
A person must notify the Inland Revenue of the cancellation of the VAT registration on the first day of the next month following the month in which the relevant trading ceased. The Inland Revenue may accept a notice of cancellation of the VAT registration up to three months after the date of cancellation.
The Inland Revenue must accept a notice of cancellation of the VAT registration if it has not taken action in respect of the person to whom the notice relates.
The Inland Revenue must not take further action against the person to whom the notice is addressed.
The Inland Revenue must write to the person who applied for cancellation to tell them that the cancellation has been accepted and that the Inland Revenue will not take further action against them.
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