Hi @GavinRufus ,
I’m not @KTW_Photography , but I wanted to jump in here and offer some assistance. I’d recommend checking out the first post of the dedicated tax thread we offer for UK merchants. This post includes a number of resources that should help you with this.
I’d start by reading the links provided there from the UK government website, which outline rules on charging and paying VAT when selling goods in the UK. I would suggest checking out this link in particular, which specifies when you and your business must be registered for VAT to HM Revenue and Customs. They currently state:
You must register for VAT if your VAT taxable turnover goes over £85,000 (the ‘threshold’), or you know that it will. Your VAT taxable turnover is the total of everything sold that is not VAT exempt.
This means that if you are just starting out, you will likely not need to register for VAT and charge your customers VAT on their orders at this time. I’d encourage you to read through the different resources I posted in the taxes thread though to gain a more thorough understanding of the tax system in the UK for businesses, and what you obligations are and will be.
Kind regards,
Victor | Shopify Social Care