The VAT1 form will only be available to customers through the VAT helpline from mid November 2023.
Over 95% of businesses, or their agents, already use HMRC’s online VAT registration service (VRS) to apply for VAT registration. HMRC wants to increase this further to speed up processing times for VAT registration applications. HMRC is therefore removing the paper VAT1 form to apply for VAT registration from gov.uk. in November 2023.
Source: ICAEW
