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- Start
Is the transaction a sale or purchase?
- Sale
Is it a sale of goods or services?
- Goods
Is the sale of goods to the UK or abroad (outside the UK)?
- UK (including Northern Ireland)
Is the sale for reverse charge applied to mobile phones and computer chips?
- Yes
- No
Is VAT charged on the goods?
- Yes
- No
Are the goods classed as zero rated or exempt?
- Abroad (outside the UK)
Is the transaction covered by the Northern Ireland protocol?
- Yes
Has the EC customer provided their EC VAT registration number?
- No
Do you have proof of exportation? i.e do you meet the criteria for zero rating the sale?
- Services
Is the sale of services to the UK or abroad (outside the UK)?
- Purchase
Is it a purchase of goods or services?
- Goods
Is the purchase of goods from the UK or abroad (outside the UK)?
- UK (including Northern Ireland)
Is the purchase for reverse charge applied to mobile phones and computer chips?
- Yes
- No
Is VAT charged on the goods?
- Abroad (outside the UK)
Is the transaction covered by the Northern Ireland protocol?
- Yes
Has the VAT registration number been provided to the supplier?
- Yes
If bought in the UK would the goods be zero rated or standard rated?
- No
Was VAT charged on the goods?
- No
Does the import exceed the import reverse charge threshold of £135?
- Yes
Are you using postponed accounting to account for import VAT on the VAT Return?
- Yes
Are you using one of the above?
- No
- No
Are you using one of the above?
- Services
Is the purchase of services from the UK or abroad (outside the UK)?