Are there any benefits to voluntary VAT registration?
Voluntarily registering your company for VAT, even when you are not required to do so can be beneficial to a company, allowing it to claim back VAT on purchases, as well as chargeit on sales. This can be especially of benefit to companies who are selling one sort of VAT Rated product while buying another. So if you are selling zero rated, but buying standard rate, you can actually receive money back from the HMRC.
