Canadian Contracting for UK Company - VAT - What do I need to do?

Hi There, I am a non-uk resident who lives in Canada and will be providing potentially some IT services to them on a contract basis later in the year. I do a UK Tax Return annual as I have property in the UK, however I wanted to know, what I needed to do to provide this service to the UK from Canada, with regards to VAT. - Do I need to be VAT registered? - Do I need to collect and remit VAT? - Or can I simply work, get paid and put it on my Tax Return at the end of the year Thanks in advance all!

Hi,

If your business belongs in Canada and you are supplying IT services to UK businesses then this should be Outside The Scope Of VAT, meaning you would not be required to register for VAT in the UK.
The UK business customer would account for the VAT under the reverse charge procedure instead of your business needing to register for VAT in the UK.

Please see the guidance below:

Place of supply of services (VAT Notice 741A) - 5. Reverse charge

Thank you.