Is there VAT on election or campaign printing?

Q: Is there VAT on election or campaign printing?

Some of it. Usually 0% VAT: election leaflets, leaflets. Usually 20% VAT: posters, signs and boards, stickers and labels. Depends on the job: letters.

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

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Printing for a election or campaign

Some 0%, some 20%

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

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Election leaflets 0%

HMRC lists election addresses as zero-rated. Political pamphlets are zero-rated too.

Leaflets 0%

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.

Posters 20%

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

Signs and boards 20%

The zero rate only covers paper and card. Fabric, vinyl, PVC, foamboard and the like are standard-rated.

Stickers and labels 20%

HMRC lists stickers, labels and tags as standard-rated.

Letters ?

A letter personalised with the recipient's name or address is standard-rated. A generic printed letter can be a leaflet.