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Written question asked by Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Friday, 5 September 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Corporation Tax and VAT: Registration

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the average processing times for (a) VAT and (b) Corporation Tax registration by (i) HMRC and (ii) other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Answer

HMRC is not able to provide a comparative assessment of the average processing times for (a) VAT and (b) Corporation Tax registration by (i) HMRC and (ii) other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The OECD do not publish information of this nature.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
73198
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Corporation tax Registration VAT OECD countries
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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