[access-uk] Re: VAT exemption on VoiceOver products
- From: Will <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:15:47 +0000
I hope all those people who have had the exemption are forced to pay back
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 23, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Sean O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 23/12/2012 11:50, paul leake wrote:
>> Nobody is getting away with anything! There should be consistency
>> throughout the company as certainly when the Trafford Centre apple
>> store checked, there was a definite policy! Clearly not all stores
>> appreciate this!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Paul
>> Twitter: @paulleake1
>>
>> paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Saqib" <Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date sent: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:33:30 -0000
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VAT exemption on VoiceOver products
>>
>> Hi. I contacted the Birmingham Store about this and they informed me
>> that
>> they don't offer such exemption to VI customers. What's so unfair
>> about it
>> is some people are getting away with it when Voiceover products
>> haven't had
>> any adaptions made to them so I don't understand why there is an
>> exemption
>> in the first place. I would be interested to find out if anyone else has
>> visitted the Birmingham store recently.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: paul leake
>> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 11:51 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VAT exemption on VoiceOver products
>>
>> I confirm that after some discussions with the Manager of the
>> apple store in the Trafford Centre, I purchased an Ipad and
>> received the vat deduction. I explained that other stores had
>> ^one this and they checked Apple's policy and then agffeed that
>> it was ok to do it. I specifically went to the apple store as I
>> feared that other general stores would have no idea!
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Paul
>> Twitter: @paulleake1
>>
>> paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> another point to bear in mind with regard to tax (vat) exemption is that
> t6his exemption only applies if the product is specifically deigned for
> use by a person with a known access requirement( speech in the case of
> people with impaired vision), voiceover although enabling Vi users to
> access Apple products, is an integral part of the product and not
> specifically designed as an optional accessibility tool, if voiceover
> was a separate product requiring a separate purchasing transaction the
> case for an exemption to VAT would be stronger, maybe a chat with the
> VAT office might be more rewarding as they would be in a better position
> to advise on specific grounds for VAT exemption , however, if you go
> through this route don't expect a simple clear cut answer as the vat
> rules are horrendously complex
>
> sorry if this is not the answer the original enquirer was seeking but
> its the best shot I can give on the subject
>
> regards to all, Sean
>
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