In message <Marcel-1.53-1016090256-345pErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat 14 Oct, charles wrote: >> >> In article <5750be754e.HzN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >> <Iyonix.2006a@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> [Snip] >> >> > > I have a VAT registered company and normally can order excluding VAT. >> > > I now have paid about 15 euro's on non-owed taxes and have the choice >> > > to spend about a day to lay hands on the forms needed to get that >> > > amount back and fill them out or... be a sponsor of the UK government. >> > > Guess what it will be. >> >> > Partially same here so that I dropped a line to CTL asking about how I >> > can pay ex VAT. >> >> It seems as though there is a different way of administering VAT in the UK. >> Here you can only (AFAIK) get items free of VAT if you are VAT exempt - >> such as providing a facility for the disabled. Otherwise you have to pay >> the VAT and claim it back afterwards. > > Rules for UK companies that are VAT registered: > 1. Customer in UK (VAT registered or not): Charge VAT > 2. Customer in EC that are NOT VAT registered: Charge VAT > 3. Customer in EC (but not UK) that are VAT registered: do not Charge VAT > 4. Customer outside the EC do not Charge VAT > > Re 3 above, the company buying the goods must supply their VAT number, the > seller then has to quote it on the Invoice. The seller also has to complete > an EC Sales list every quarter, giving the VAT numbers and amounts of all > sales falling into this category. > > Chris Evans > As far as I know this applies to all EC-countries. Those 15-16 euro's would have bought me a fantastic meal in my favourite Greek restaurant 15 minutes away across the German border. :-( Ike --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support