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Amazon charging vat on free delivery charge
Order Summary
Items:
£29.49
Postage & Packing:
£3.74
Total before VAT:
£33.23
VAT:
£6.65
Total:
£39.88
Promotion Applied:
-£3.74
Order Total:£35.39
Am I missing something?
Comments
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Amazon don’t normally quote prices ex-vat.Where are you seeing this?0
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£39.88 - £3.74 is £36.14.Mcbreeden said:If you take free delivery Amazon applies a promotion to remove the charge. They then include vat on the original values. Is this right? Look at these numbers:Order Summary
Items:
£29.49
Postage & Packing:
£3.74
Total before VAT:
£33.23
VAT:
£6.65
Total:
£39.88
Promotion Applied:
-£3.74
Order Total:£35.39
Am I missing something?
£36.14 - £35.39 is £0.75.
VAT on £3.74 postage is £0.75.
You haven't been charged the postage VAT - your order total is correct.4 -
£29.49 + £5.90 VAT = £35.39
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