International · Tax
VAT registration threshold.
Pick a country, enter your trailing 12-month turnover in that country's currency, and see whether you are over its registration threshold.
Covers four jurisdictions whose primary pages we opened and quoted: the UK (£90,000), Ireland (€42,500 services, €85,000 goods), New Zealand (NZ$60,000) and Canada (C$30,000). The deadline text shown is each authority's own wording; where its page gives none, we say so rather than guess.
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Fill the form and press Check threshold.
Worked example
A UK sole trader with £95,000 of taxable turnover in the last 12 months is £5,000 over the £90,000 threshold. GOV.UK says to register “within 30 days of the end of the month when you went over the threshold”; if the threshold was passed during March, the month ends 31 March, so by this reading the 30 days run to 30 April. The same £95,000 in Ireland, supplying services only, is €52,500 over €42,500; supplying goods, it is €10,000 over €85,000.
The rule used for each country
The check is turnover > threshold, except New Zealand where the page says “at least”, so it is turnover >= threshold. The margin shown is turnover minus threshold; a negative margin is headroom.
- United Kingdom: “your total taxable turnover for the last 12 months goes over £90,000”. Deadline: “You have to register within 30 days of the end of the month when you went over the threshold.” Source: gov.uk/vat-registration/when-to-register, read 1 October 2026; the page shows no revision date.
- Ireland: €42,500 for persons supplying services only; €85,000 for persons supplying goods, and for mixed supplies where 90% or more of turnover is goods. The page also lists €10,000 for distance sales and €41,000 for EU acquisitions, which this tool does not check, and gives no registration deadline. Source: revenue.ie VAT thresholds, read 1 October 2026. Mixed supplies below 90% goods are not covered by the wording we quoted, so check Revenue.
- New Zealand: “your turnover was at least $60,000 in the last 12 months, or you expect it will be at least $60,000 in the next 12 months”. The page gives no registration deadline. Source: ird.govt.nz registering for GST, read 1 October 2026.
- Canada: a small supplier has revenue of $30,000 or less “in a single calendar quarter and over the last four consecutive calendar quarters”; “You must register within 29 days of that day.” This tool compares your 12-month figure with the four-quarter test only, so a single quarter over $30,000 could still require registration; use the Canadian checker for that. Source: CRA RC4022 (Rev. 25), read 1 October 2026.
Not covered: other countries, the EU-wide small-business scheme (we could not open a working primary page for it), voluntary registration, non-established traders, and which supplies count as taxable. Thresholds change; check the linked page for the current figure.
Frequently asked questions
Is it a calendar year or a rolling 12 months?
The UK page says “the last 12 months” and New Zealand says “in the last 12 months”, so a rolling window. Ireland's page says annual turnover. Canada uses four consecutive calendar quarters.
Does exactly the threshold count as over?
In the UK, Ireland and Canada the wording is “over” or “exceeds”, so equal is not over. New Zealand says “at least”, so equal is over.
Which turnover counts?
Taxable turnover, in the local currency. Exempt or out-of-scope sales are treated differently in each country; this tool does not decide that for you.
Why is a deadline missing for Ireland and New Zealand?
The pages we quoted do not state one. We would rather say so than present an unverified date.
Not tax advice
This tool compares one number you enter with one published threshold. It does not decide your tax status. Confirm with HMRC, Revenue, Inland Revenue, the CRA or a qualified adviser.