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VAT fact

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14 June 2010
Issue: 4260 / Categories: News , VAT
Hansard, 7 Jun 2010, vol 511, no 10, col 66W

A total of 1.94 million businesses are registered for VAT in the UK.

Based on the turnover threshold of £5.6 million used in the Companies Act 2006 definition of a small business, 1.9 million of registered businesses are classed as small.

Issue: 4260 / Categories: News , VAT
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