HM Revenue and Customs
Emails
You can get business emails from HMRC to help you with VAT.
E-learning
An online course on getting started with VAT.
Use this course to find out when and how to register for VAT.
An online course about how VAT works.
Use this course to find out what you need to do when you are registered for VAT.
Webinars and videos
Live webinars last for an hour. You can ask questions during the presentation and get answers from the HMRC host. Theyre aimed at businesses about to register, or recently registered, for VAT.
Register and log in at least 5 minutes before a live webinar is due to start.
You dont need to register to watch the YouTube videos.
What is VAT: an introduction
What VAT is, how it works, when to register and what to do afterwards.
Live webinar
Watch a recording of this webinar from July 2014. Youll still need to register.
Now youre registered
VAT rates, simple VAT accounting, things that arent subject to VAT.
Live webinar
New dates for this live webinar will be available from this page soon.
Watch a recording of this webinar from 1 June 2015. Youll still need to register.
Accounting schemes
Choosing the right scheme for your business: annual accounting scheme, cash accounting scheme, flat rate scheme.
Live webinar
Watch a recording of this webinar from 2 June 2015. Youll still need to register.
VAT on motoring expenses
VAT on cars, commercial vehicles, repairs and fuel costs.
Watch a recording of this webinar from July 2014. Youll still need to register.
Advice and help
To watch webinars, your computer and software will need to meet minimum requirements.
Search for help if youre having any other technical problems with webinars.
For other help you can contact HMRC online.