VAT Charge @ Poundland

MMonroe

I bought a couple of things at Poundland today that came to £4.25.  However, when I went to the till I was charged £5.75 (70p VAT charge) was included on the receipt.  I was wondering why I was charged VAT separately and not included within the price of the items as this has never happened before.  Have I been conned?

DullGreyGuy

You havent been charged it separately... the items add up to £4.25 and you've been charged £4.25 and they've given you £5.75 change from your tenner.

For those doing a VAT return and thinking they can expense their chocolates they've conveniently listed what the total VAT was

easy

No,  you are reading your receipt incorrectly.  The price of your goods was £4.25,  inclusive of VAT.  
Your change from a £10 note was £5.75.

If the till operator took £5.75 from you,  then yes, you have been cheated.

MMonroe

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

born_again

MMonroe said:

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

So till operator made a mistake then, as it clearly states £5.75 CHANGE on receipt.😶‍🌫️

DullGreyGuy

MMonroe said:

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

Even if it hadnt £4.25 + 70p is £4.95 not £5.75

The receipt is very clear that your change from £10 was £5.75

It sounds like a simple cash handling error by them or you in counting the (two) pound coins

Pollycat

MMonroe said:

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

VAT was included in the price you should have been charged.

Are you absolutely sure you paid £5.75?

It's clear from the receipt that you bought 4 items:
3 @ £1.25 and 1 @ £1.00.
That totals £4.75.
You then had a saving of 50p for multibuy, giving an amount due of £4.25.
You gave £10.00 in cash and should have received £5.75 in change.

If you didn't, what did the assistant say when you queried it?

Your sum doesn't add up
 MMonroe said:

I bought a couple of things at Poundland today that came to £4.25.  However, when I went to the till I was charged £5.75 (70p VAT charge) was included on the receipt.  I was wondering why I was charged VAT separately and not included within the price of the items as this has never happened before.  Have I been conned?

If your bill came to £4.25 and you were charged 70p VAT, that would be £4.95.
Not £5.75.

eskbanker

MMonroe said:

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

So neither you nor the checkout operator was seemingly able to interpret the receipt correctly?  To be fair, there isn't much differentiation between the total and the other lines, so if you feel it's worth the effort of pursuing, you could perhaps complain to Poundland regarding the potential for confusion if just casually glancing at it....

cmthephoenix

MMonroe said:

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

Forget about the VAT. It's nothing to do with VAT. Your bill was £4.25 as clearly stated on the receipt *ie.Total including VAT". If you received less than £5.75 in change then the checkout assistant made a mistake and you can go back to poundland to ask about it because the till would have been out.

born_again

I find it odd that any staff member would look at the receipt to work out how much to charge a customer & not the nice display they have on tills saying how much, & then how much the change would be from the amount tendered.

tightauldgit

MMonroe said:

I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 

Thats not what your receipt says.