Value added tax


 

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Value added tax

A tax that is levied only on the value added of a firm. A VAT is usually subject to border tax adjustment.

Value added tax

An indirect tax levied on goods and services in the UK. A company or trader registered for VAT pays suppliers VAT additionally to the cost of goods or services purchased which is known as input tax. Also VAT is added to the sales cost of their product when invoicing customers which is known as output tax. The difference between output tax and input tax is payable to the government department, Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.

Value added tax

Method of indirect taxation that levies a tax is at each stage of production on the value added at that specific stage.



Value added tax

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