A: The margin scheme is optional on a transaction by transaction basis; you do not have to use it for all of your sales even though the goods may be eligible to be sold under the scheme. Examples include goods sold for zero-rated export or where the customer is a VAT registered business that wants to be charged the VAT normally in order to be able to recover it.
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