Question follow-through · 121535
VAT: Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate her Department has made of the administrative cost of processing and submitting VAT returns to to businesses with a turnover under £250,000.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate her Department has made of the administrative cost of processing and submitting VAT returns to to businesses with a turnover under £250,000.
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
HMRC does not estimate the administrative cost to businesses with a turnover below £250,000 for processing and submitting VAT returns, as the cost can vary between businesses, regardless of their turnover. Administrative costs are largely dependent on the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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