Ebay Buyer wants VAT receipt

steve99990_4

Hi

Can anyone help.

Im a private seller on ebay and sell approx £2000 worth of goods a year on ebay. I sold some sim cards the other day and today they are asking me for a vat receipt. Can anyone help with this as i dont know how to do it or if i have to do this. Cant find much help on a google search either

Thanks

custardy

You are a private seller,so cannot provide a VAT receipt

comeandgo

As you are a private seller you are not vat registered so you cannot supply a vat receipt, tell your buyer there is no vat on the price as you can't add or claim vat.

PasturesNew

To give a VAT receipt you'd need to be VAT registered. Not VAT registered and the customer didn't pay VAT and there is no VAT receipt that can be produced.

Just tell them that: There was no VAT on that price; I am not VAT registered.

soolin

Ok, someone has to ask....you say SIM cards in the plural, how many SIM cards can you have lying around the house unwanted?

back on topic though as has already been stated you cannot provide a VAT receipt.

RFW

You can provide an invoice and mark on that you are not VAT registered. You'd need your name and address, the date, item details and price paid including postage.
Providing a VAT invoice when you aren't VAT registered is an offence.

Strapped

Anyone else hear the patter of tiny hooves?

bris

Just because you are registered on Ebay as a private seller does not mean your are not a business seller for HMRC purposes.

Doesn't change the fact you can't issue a VAT receipt but it does change the rights you should be giving your customers.

ballisticbrian

Quite difficult to sell two grands worth of goods on eBay (small items like SIM cards) without eBay telling you, you are a business.

baffcat

I send a copy of the paypal delivery note, which I have edited to say

"Hi. Please leave feedback to confirm receipt or contact me if there is a problem. There is no VAT element to this transaction. This paperwork can be used for accounts purposes. Regards."

soolin

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Quite difficult to sell two grands worth of goods on eBay (small items like SIM cards) without eBay telling you, you are a business.

Oh I don't know, it really seems that unless you are selling clothing or postcards you can sell whatever you like without being 'asked' to upgrade. My competitors can list hundreds of items a month and still show as a private seller.