VAT registration & dodgy customer???

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There is no requirement to be a limited company to register with HMRC for VAT.

You must register for VAT is your turnover is over £85,000, but you can register at any turnover if you wish.

However this is entirely independent of registering your company with Companies House.

Admittedly if your turnover is over £85,00 and you are not a limited company then a loss of income could cause significant personal difficulties if your house has to be sold to pay the debts.

 
Limited Companies (clues in title) register with companies house sole traders do not.

Vat is not company specific so available to all as it’s a tax only issue.  

 
I was  / am , a sole trader  , was VAT registered for years ,   registered voluntarily  because all my customers were commercial / industrial  and  complained they couldn't reclaim VAT from my invoices .    I'm not registered now . 

Absolute pants for any domestic work though. , forget it . 

 
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