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Overview of VAT on Construction Services

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Asif Patel
Jul 07, 2025
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The default position for the VAT rating of construction services is that they are standard-rated (20%), but in some circumstances they can be zero-rated or reduced rated (5%). This factsheet gives an overview of those circumstances.

When can construction services be zero-rated?

The following types of construction work can be zero-rated:

· The construction …

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