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VAT question - goods purchased in UK

  • 28-01-2014 5:15pm
    #1
    moc8827
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 74 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    I'm a small business. I purchased goods (adult clothing) from a UK supplier in Sterling. I sell on Amazon, Ebay and wholesale to a few companies here in Ireland

    I am not VAT registered in either UK or Ireland (as under threshold in both countries). I paid VAT for goods received into Ireland at 20%.

    My question is: should I charge VAT to my customers in Ireland (wholesale or otherwise) and is it ok to charge them in Sterling if they are ok with this?


    Thanks


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  • #2
    Citizenpain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭Citizenpain


    No
    You cannot charge VAT if you are not VAT registered

    You can absorb the VAT into the price you sell to the customer at - but you cannot mention VAT


  • #3
    moc8827
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 74 ✭✭moc8827


    Citizenpain wrote: »
    No
    You cannot charge VAT if you are not VAT registered

    You can absorb the VAT into the price you sell to the customer at - but you cannot mention VAT

    Ok, thankyou for the response.

    Can you confirm that I was correctly charged VAT by UK supplier?

    If so, why wouldn't I be charged VAT if I was VAT registered - how would the UK supplier claim the VAT in this case?


  • #4
    Citizenpain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭Citizenpain


    Yes -- UK supplier was corrrect to charge VAT assuming it's a vatable supply

    if you were vat registered there is a net Nil VAt position - if he had carged you vat - you would claim back from inland revenue and he would pay same to inland revenue (there is more to it then that but in the end thats essentially what happens)


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