Value Added Tax Act 1994

1 (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) below, a person who makes taxable supplies but is not registered under this Act becomes liable to be registered under this Schedule— U.K.

(a) at the end of any month, if [F1 the person is UK-established and] the value of his taxable supplies in the period of one year then ending has exceeded [F2 £90,000]; or

(b) at any time, if [F3 the person is UK-established and] there are reasonable grounds for believing that the value of his taxable supplies in the period of 30 days then beginning will exceed [F4 £90,000].

(2) Where a business [F5 , or part of a business,] carried on by a taxable person is transferred to another person as a going concern[F6 , the transferee is UK-established at the time of the transfer and the transferee is not registered under this Act at that time], then, subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) below, the transferee becomes liable to be registered under this Schedule at that time if—

(a) the value of his taxable supplies in the period of one year ending at the time of the transfer has exceeded [F7 £90,000]; or

(b) there are reasonable grounds for believing that the value of his taxable supplies in the period of 30 days beginning at the time of the transfer will exceed [F8 £90,000].

[F9 (2A) In determining the value of a person's supplies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a), supplies are to be taken into account (subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (7)) whether or not the person was UK-established when they were made.]

(3) A person does not become liable to be registered by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) above if the Commissioners are satisfied that the value of his taxable supplies in the period of one year beginning at the time at which, apart from this sub-paragraph, he would become liable to be registered will not exceed [F10 £88,000].

(4) In determining the value of a person’s supplies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) above, supplies made at a time when he was previously registered under this Act shall be disregarded if—

(a) his registration was cancelled otherwise than under paragraph 13(3) below, [F11 paragraph 11 of Schedule 1A]F12 ... [F13 or paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3A], and

(b) the Commissioners are satisfied that before his registration was cancelled he had given them all the information they needed in order to determine whether to cancel the registration.

(5) A person shall be treated as having become liable to be registered under this Schedule at any time when he would have become so liable under the preceding provisions of this paragraph but for any registration which is subsequently cancelled under paragraph 13(3) below, [F14 paragraph 11 of Schedule 1A]F15 ... [F13 or paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3A].

(6) A person shall not cease to be liable to be registered under this Schedule except in accordance with paragraph 2(5), 3 or 4 below.

(7) In determining the value of a person’s supplies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above, supplies of goods or services that are capital assets of the business in the course or furtherance of which they are supplied F16 ... shall be disregarded.

(8) Where, apart from this sub-paragraph, an interest in, right over or licence to occupy any land would under sub-paragraph (7) above be disregarded for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above, it shall not be if it is supplied on a taxable supply which is not zero-rated.

[F17 (9) In determining the value of a person’s supplies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above, supplies to which section 18B(4) (last F18 ... supply of goods before removal from fiscal warehousing) applies and supplies treated as made by him under section 18C(3) (self-supply of services on removal of goods from warehousing) shall be disregarded.]

[F19 (10) A person is “UK-established” if the person has a business establishment, or some other fixed establishment, in the United Kingdom in relation to a business carried on by the person.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(2)(a)

F2 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/307), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(2)(b)

F4 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/307), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 100(10) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 100(8)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(3)

F7 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/307), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)

F8 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/307), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)

F9 Sch. 1 para. 1(2A) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(4)

F10 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(3) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/307), arts. 1, 2(2)(b)

F11 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4)(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(5)

F12 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(3), Sch. 8 para. 81(2)(a) (with Sch. 8 para. 99) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2019/105 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1495, regs. 1(2), 21), S.I. 2020/1545, Pt. 4 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(b) (with reg. 7)

F13 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4)(a)(5) substituted (28.7.2000 with effect as mentioned in s. 136(10) of the amending Act) by 2000 c. 17, s. 136(6)(a)

F14 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(5) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(6)

F15 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(3), Sch. 8 para. 81(2)(b) (with Sch. 8 para. 99) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2019/105 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1495, regs. 1(2), 21), S.I. 2020/1545, Pt. 4 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(b) (with reg. 7)

F16 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(3), Sch. 8 para. 81(2)(c) (with Sch. 8 para. 99) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2019/105 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1495, regs. 1(2), 21), S.I. 2020/1545, Pt. 4 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(b) (with reg. 7)

F17 Sch. 1 para. 1(9) added (1.6.1996 with application to any acquisition of goods from another member State and any supply taking place on or after that day) by 1996 c. 8, ss. 25, 26, Sch. 3 para. 13; S.I. 1996/1249, art. 2

F18 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(9) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22), s. 57(3), Sch. 8 para. 81(2)(d) (with Sch. 8 para. 99) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2019/105 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1495, regs. 1(2), 21), S.I. 2020/1545, Pt. 4 and 2020 c. 26, Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(9)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 4(b) (with reg. 7)

F19 Sch. 1 para. 1(10) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 28 para. 19 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 28 para. 11(7)