Is there VAT on church printing?

Some of it. Usually 0% VAT: orders of service, newsletters, books, leaflets. Usually 20% VAT: posters, calendars.

Some of it. It depends on the item, not the occasion, so one job can have both rates on the same invoice.

Hymn sheets are zero-rated. Amen. Not for me, though.

Printing for a church

Some 0%, some 20%

Here's the usual print for a church. Tap any item to see why it's 0% or 20%.

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Orders of service 0%

HMRC names orders of service as zero-rated. They're read on the day and not designed to be kept.

Newsletters are zero-rated, either as periodicals or as leaflets.

Books and booklets are zero-rated. Pages of reading matter bound together, with or without a cover.

Leaflets are zero-rated. A sheet you pick up, read and bin (or one that comes with a product) is exactly what the zero rate is for.

Anything made to go on a wall or be displayed is standard-rated. The zero rate is for things you hold and read.

Calendars are standard-rated. They're used, not just read.