What Are The Tax Rates
This page is intended to be an information resource for small businesses and their owners. The links below provide answers to frequently asked questions, access to technical briefings and useful web addresses.
Tax issues for small businesses
Your business will be affected by a whole range of issues and your own tax position needs to be protected. Here are some of the most useful areas of the Inland Revenue website:
Which Tax Office deals with my Income Tax affairs?
What are the rates of tax for 2008-2009?
What are the important dates under Self Assessment?
What is the Construction Industry Scheme?
VAT issues for small businesses
Most businesses are subject to the Value Added Tax legislation and the rules can be complex. Below are links to important areas of the Customs & Excise website:
Should I be registered for VAT?
How do I fill in my VAT return?
Do I get penalised if my VAT return is wrong?
Make VAT returns without the headache
Other areas for small businesses
We are often asked very similar questions by our small business customers. Here are a selection of the more important ones linking to official guidance:
What are the Working Time Regulations?


