Charged 17.5% VAT instead of 15%

superscaper

mwilletts wrote: »

And TBQH is it really worth investigating further for 8p? It will cost you more in phone charges, or for a stamp, than you would actually get back...

I don't think that's what the OP was asking:

"I'm just wondering if this is allowed and is it illegal? I know the sums are small but I thought it should be brought up. "

JCS1

The company will be accounting for VAT @ 15%, it's just that they haven't changed the receipt.

Dont forget, businesses had less than a week to get tills re-reprogrammed, software packages changed, and everything else too. It was a massive exercise to try and get done in the timescale.

M&S a few months ago still had items priced at say £20 but when got to till it was less - the tickets were priced at 17.5% but the tills gave the reduction to 15% VAT.

superscaper

JCS1 wrote: »

The company will be accounting for VAT @ 15%, it's just that they haven't changed the receipt.

Dont forget, businesses had less than a week to get tills re-reprogrammed, software packages changed, and everything else too. It was a massive exercise to try and get done in the timescale.

M&S a few months ago still had items priced at say £20 but when got to till it was less - the tickets were priced at 17.5% but the tills gave the reduction to 15% VAT.

I think some places even reduced prices by at least 2.5% and thereby actually giving a greater reduction to the customer than they were getting.

deanos

I got charged 17.5% vat at the Vodafone shop the other week, and on the receipt breakdown the amount charged was 17.5% not 15% when i doubled checked on the calculator

Item was £49 got charged £8.57 should have been £7.35 if i have worked it out correctly

superscaper

deanos wrote: »

I got charged 17.5% vat at the Vodafone shop the other week, and on the receipt breakdown the amount charged was 17.5% not 15% when i doubled checked on the calculator

Item was £49 got charged £8.57 should have been £7.35 if i have worked it out correctly

It was £49 + VAT?

deanos

Total was £49 inc vat , i think i worked it out wrong above , im sorry i dont have the receipt, thinking about what you said i may have worked it out wrong at the time now , item was a gift so no longer have it.

superscaper

deanos wrote: »

Total was £49 inc vat , i think i worked it out wrong above , im sorry i dont have the receipt, thinking about what you said i may have worked it out wrong at the time now , item was a gift so no longer have it.

Would have been £41.70 if you were charged 17.5% VAT. Which would mean you should have paid £6.26 VAT for total of £47.96 (well 47.97 taking into account rounding errors).

deanos

I can remember looking at the breakdown i was definately charged 17.5% as it listed the price ex vat + 17.5%, too late now i dont have the receipt anymore

Admiral

Hi,

I took out a commercial lease some years ago and it states the monthly payment is xx including 17.5% VAT paid monthly by DD.

I have received no notification that they are now charging 15% or any notification of a payment increase to cover this 2.5% reduction.
As far as I am aware I am still paying 17.5%.

Are they breaking the law?

Thanks

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deanos

Depends, my bet is they are pocketing the difference which they are allowed to do and sending 15% to the government, i would ask them why it hasnt come down.