[bcab] Re: VAT exempt

John,

This is to do with cross-EU VAT rules, rather than rules on 
access technology per se.

The rule is: if you are taking an order from a customer in 
another EU country, and they can give you a VAT registration 
number, then you don't have to charge them VAT.  If they don't 
have a VAT registration number, or can't supply one, then you do 
charge then VAT (at your own country's VAT rates).  The 
rationale for this is, if they are VAT-registered in their own 
country, they will be claiming back from their government, via 
their VAT return, the VAT they paid to you, and then their 
government tax authorities will be claiming it back from your 
government, so why not just cut out all the confusing 
paperwork?  But if they aren't VAT-registered, they won't be 
claiming it back, the governments won't be reimbursing it, so 
you have to collect it.

Or it was not so terribly long ago when we had to build all these
VAT rules into a finance system I as doing the business analysis
for.  THough these rules do change with monotonous regularity.

So no, it's not just the Germans, and not a con.  Whether or not 
the cash saving is worth the hassle of trying to register for VAT
and having the VAT returns to fill in will depend how much stuff
you buy from other EU countries.

Rosemary


"John M Hull" writes:
  Hullo everyone!
  Just on VAT. When I recently bought ABBYY Fine Reader 8 from Germany, I
  noticed that they required my VAT number.  I rang my taxation office,
  who put me through to their VAT office, who told me that whether or not
  VAT was available on a product depended upon the company selling the
  product. I was advised to ask the ABBYY company to send me a VAT
  exemption certificate. When I ask them, they said  they did not provide
  them and did not offer VAT to blind people. So I thought what the hell
  and paid the full price.
  Was I conned?
  Maybe it's the germans! My purchase from British companies have
  generally been VAT free and the company has been glad to send me a
  certificate which I just sign and return to them, whether or not the
  equipment has been for the sole use of blind people. 
  John
  
  -----Original Message-----
  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of Derek Hornby
  Sent: 13 April 2007 14:51
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Re: VAT exempt
  
  Hi Kevin
  
  "Can I claim back the VAT  on the laptop as I'm going to add AT?
  
  short answer no!
  
  Regards,
  Derek
  
  e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  
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