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GB
Value added tax
Invoicing in United Kingdom
A business registered in United Kingdom charges VAT at a standard rate of 20%, invoices in GBP, and issues documents under names and numbering rules that are specific to United Kingdom. DocsOrigin carries all of that as registry data, so choosing United Kingdom once configures the tax, the document set, the numbering and the layout together.
Invoicing in United Kingdom is free forever with DocsOrigin: every document type, every export, no card and no trial.
Tax in United Kingdom
VAT
20%
Reduced and zero rates
5%
0%
How reliable is this figure
Graded high: this rate has been checked against a tax-authority or official source. It is still your responsibility to confirm it before you rely on it.
Last checked against a source: 2026-08.
Whatever the grade, your own setting always wins — a rate you enter overrides the registry everywhere, including on documents already dated in the past.
Document types recognised in United Kingdom
These are the documents DocsOrigin will offer a business registered in United Kingdom, under the names used there. A type that has no meaning locally is not offered at all.
Hóa đơn pro forma
Yêu cầu thanh toán. Không cho phép khách hàng khấu trừ thuế.
Hóa đơn có giá trị pháp lý
Tài liệu thuế chính nó. Bị khóa khi phát hành.
Hóa đơn-biên lai
Hóa đơn và thanh toán trong một tài liệu, khi bạn được thanh toán ngay lập tức.
Biên lai
Xác nhận tiền nhận được so với hóa đơn.
Thư tín dụng
Cách hợp pháp duy nhất để hủy hoặc giảm tài liệu đã được phát hành.
Phiếu giao hàng
Hàng hóa bàn giao mà không tính phí.
Tax identifier
On a document issued in United Kingdom the identifier is labelled VAT number. It is printed in the header of every tax document, isolated left-to-right so it reads correctly in any interface language.
Expected format
^GB\d{9}(\d{3})?$|^\d{9}$
DocsOrigin checks this identifier's structure as you type — a wrong number on an issued document cannot be corrected by editing it.
Numbering
Documents in United Kingdom are expected to run in an unbroken sequence. DocsOrigin allocates the number at the moment of issue — never earlier — so a draft that is abandoned does not burn a number and leave a gap you have to explain.
Prefix, padding and yearly reset are configurable per document type, and the series is kept separately for each type.
How United Kingdom writes dates and money
Set the country and these stop being settings you have to think about. The examples below are rendered by the same formatter the documents use.
- Date
- 21/09/2026
- Amount
- £12,345.67
- Currency
- GBP
- Minor units
- 2
GBP is written with 2 decimal places, and every amount is stored as a whole number of minor units. ⛔ Money never touches floating point.
Special rules in United Kingdom
Digital filing
Making Tax Digital
VAT-registered businesses must keep digital records and file through MTD-compatible software.
A worked example in United Kingdom
Three lines, priced identically everywhere, run through the real tax engine with the United Kingdom registry entry applied. This is what the document looks like there.
Báo giá
Hóa đơn pro forma
Hóa đơn có giá trị pháp lý
Hóa đơn-biên lai
Biên lai
Thư tín dụng
Northwind Studio
VAT number 000000000 · United Kingdom
Hóa đơn có giá trị pháp lý
Số 2026-0042
| Mô tả | Số lượng | Giá đơn vị | Tổng |
|---|---|---|---|
| Công việc thiết kế | 12 | £45.00 | £540.00 |
| Hướng dẫn nhãn hiệu | 1 | £380.00 | £380.00 |
| Gói hỗ trợ định kỳ | 3 | £60.00 | £180.00 |
Tổng ròng
£1,100.00
VAT 20%
£220.00
Tổng cộng
£1,320.00
Invoicing in United Kingdom — questions
What tax rate do I charge in United Kingdom?
The standard VAT rate recorded for United Kingdom is 20%. Reduced rates may apply to particular supplies, and your own setting always overrides ours.
Which document do I issue to a customer in United Kingdom?
The document set recognised in United Kingdom is listed above, under the names used locally. For a paid sale the usual document is Hóa đơn có giá trị pháp lý, and a mistake on an issued document is corrected with a credit note rather than an edit.
Does DocsOrigin cost anything in United Kingdom?
No. DocsOrigin is free forever for businesses in United Kingdom as everywhere else: no subscription, no card, no trial, no per-document fee and no export fee. Optional professional services are the only thing that is ever charged for, and they are quoted per project.
What if the rate for United Kingdom is wrong or changes?
Set your own rate in the business settings and it overrides the registry immediately, for new documents and for any date. Rates are applied by document date, so an old document keeps the rate that applied when it was issued.
Also billing in GBP
The currency is shared, but the tax, the document names and the numbering rules are not. Each of these has its own entry.
Issue your first United Kingdom document
Choose United Kingdom once. The tax, the document names, the numbering, the date order and the currency format are configured together, and it costs nothing.
Free forever for businesses Tạo hóa đơn đầu tiên của bạnThis page describes what DocsOrigin does with the registry entry for United Kingdom. It is not tax advice, and it is not a statement of United Kingdom law. Confirm your obligations with your accountant or the tax authority. Registry data as of 2026-08.