VAT Invoice

atilla

The_Deep wrote: »

You cannot.


So why do others on here not espouse this defence?

Perhaps because most people aren't VAT Registered?

I know when i've asked for a VAT invoice from not so smart they always drop/cancel the ticket.

Herzlos

The_Deep wrote: »

So why do others on here not espouse this defence?

Everyone should be asking for a VAT invoice; to at least force their hand into stating it as being a charge or damages, to make a better appeal and to back themselves up at court.

They should also be reporting the VAT fraud where they believe it occurs, and the failures to supply invoices where it occurs.

But realistically; there are easier ways to get rid of these tickets

bazster

Herzlos wrote: »

So failure to supply a VAT invoice is an offense?

No. A VAT invoice is only required by law where the customer is VAT registered.

Of course, the PPC has no way of knowing whether you are VAT registered, or whether you intend to submit the charge as expenses to a VAT-registered company.

At least one PPC replies to requests for VAT invoices by demanding proof that the motorist was on company business at the time the charge was allegedly incurred (which, I would suggest, is none of their damned business).

Herzlos

True, you don't need to be on company business in order to expense it. What proof would they actually accept anyway?

atilla

16.2.1 What is a VAT invoice and when should I issue
one?
Whenever you supply standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services to another
registered person, you must give that person a VAT invoice.
A VAT invoice is a document containing certain information about what you are
supplying. Paragraph 16.3 sets out the information you need to show. Your
customers need VAT invoices to reclaim, as input tax, the VAT you have charged
them.
You need not issue VAT invoices for supplies to customers who are not VAT
registered. In practice, this will probably mean issuing a VAT invoice to any
customers who ask for one, as you will usually have no way of telling whether they are VAT registered or not. You do not have to check that a customer is VAT
registered before issuing a VAT invoice.

enfield_freddy

we went thru something similar a few months ago regarding VAT , even when I asked an accountant friend "is J blogs vat registered" , the answer was , if he gives a VAT number we can back trace it , but we cannot get a companies vat number from there name.

bazster

enfield_freddy wrote: »

we went thru something similar a few months ago regarding VAT , even when I asked an accountant friend "is J blogs vat registered" , the answer was , if he gives a VAT number we can back trace it , but we cannot get a companies vat number from there name.

Yes, I've seen a few discussions about this. Strange but true: there is no publicly-available register of VAT-registered companies.