The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2011 No. 897


BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you consider making a contribution?

No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £5, it will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!



BAILII [Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback]

United Kingdom Statutory Instruments


You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Statutory Instruments >> The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2011 No. 897
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/legis/num_reg/2011/uksi_2011897_en_1.html

[New search] [Printable PDF version] [Help]


Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 897

Value Added Tax

The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2011

Made

23rd March 2011

Laid before the House of Commons

23rd March 2011

Coming into force

1st April 2011

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3, to the Value Added Tax Act 1994(1).

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st April 2011.

Amendment of the Value Added Tax Act 1994

2. The Value Added Tax Act 1994 is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.

3. In Schedule 1 (registration in respect of taxable supplies)-

(a)in paragraph 1(1)(a) and (b) and (2)(a) and (b), for "£70,000" substitute "£73,000"; and

(b)in paragraphs 1(3) and 4(1) and (2), for "£68,000" substitute "£71,000"(2).

4. In Schedule 3 (registration in respect of acquisitions from other member states) in paragraphs 1(1) and (2) and 2(1)(a) and (b) and (2), for "£70,000" substitute "£73,000"(3).

Michael Fabricant

James Duddridge

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

23rd March 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the VAT registration limits for taxable supplies and for acquisitions from other member States from £70,000 to £73,000, with effect from 1st April 2011.

This Order also increases the limit for cancellation of registration in the case of taxable supplies from £68,000 to £71,000, and in the case of acquisitions from other member States from £70,000 to £73,000, with effect from 1st April 2011.

In line with government commitments, a Tax Information and Impact Note has not been prepared for this instrument as it gives effect to previously announced policy and relates to routine changes to VAT thresholds according to a predetermined formula.

(2)

The amounts in Schedule 1 were last varied by S.I. 2010/920.

(3)

The amounts in Schedule 3 were last varied by S.I. 2010/920.


BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/legis/num_reg/2011/uksi_2011897_en_1.html