VAT question for new business

leepatston

If I set up a business and win a job for £50k which is under the vat threshold, I don’t charge the customer vat as not vat registered.
then later in the year win another job for £50k, now this puts me over the threshold so charge the customer VAT etc and go VAT registered.

Question is would I have to now pay VAT on my first job?

Thanks, Lee

Jeremy535897

No. See: https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/when-to-register

Whether it might make sense to register from the start will depend on whether your customers can recover the VAT you charge, and whether you incur sufficient input tax.