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Why do some types of businesses quote prices ex-Vat to the public?

  • 30-05-2013 12:25pm
    #1
    Tombo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭


    Am particularly thinking of solicitors here.....

    I've been ringing around getting prices.....they all all gave me a price ex vat.

    They give me a price. I ask is VAT included. They say, no VAT is extra.

    Whats the point? I have to pay the VAT also, its not optional.......why are they quoting me a price ex Vat?


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  • #2
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    Have a look at this: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1973/en/si/0009.html. The one-line explanatory summarises it neatly:
    This Order requires that all retail prices marked on goods or prices displayed or quoted at the retail level and all charges for services displayed or quoted should be tax-inclusive.
    I have bolded the key phrase. The order does not apply to business-to-business selling.

    It's a bit disingenuous of a solicitor to treat all price quotations as exempt from the order.


  • #3
    goz83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭goz83


    Whenever I quote, I ALWAYS state if the price is EX-VAT. If it includes VAT, I don't bother saying so.

    Whenever I ask for a price, I ALWAYS ask if VAT is included. Once bitten, twice shy.


  • #4
    Tombo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭Tombo2001


    goz83 wrote: »
    Whenever I quote, I ALWAYS state if the price is EX-VAT. If it includes VAT, I don't bother saying so.

    Whenever I ask for a price, I ALWAYS ask if VAT is included. Once bitten, twice shy.

    Reminds me of a time I was haggling to buy a rug in a Moroccan market.

    Everything in the market was in Euros.

    Haggled him down from 800 to 250.....went to pay......"oh no sir, it is 250 sterling".....


  • #5
    wingnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    I am just used to it. Work in a school and many companies treat us a business, but we pay full VAT. Always ask.


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