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Seriously, your story is a perfect illustratiion of the iniquity of the current VAT legislation. I'm interested to know why it was so difficult to claim it back? Did Mr E do most of it himself?
Statistics: Posted by Porty — 05 Oct 2004, 21:59
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It is very unfair and not a little ridiculous really! Our house is C listed and was riddled with dry rot and woodworm. We had to pay VAT on the repairs which were essential just to keep the roof up! What's the point in letting us off with VAT to extend/improve the building and not letting us off for keeping the thing standing in the first place?
(and by the way, it was so complicated trying not to pay the VAT on the loft that we ended up paying it). In my humble opinion it should be the people who don't maintain, repair and generally upkeep their listed buildings who should be punished - not the idiots (like us!) who are trying to preserve them!PS We won't ever be buying another one!
Statistics: Posted by Epykat — 05 Oct 2004, 21:16
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Statistics: Posted by wangi — 05 Oct 2004, 14:27
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I thought it was a topic worth exploring, but obviously I hit a nerve.
FYI the only reason I was interested is because I have completed the works to my house and paid VAT on everything I did, which added a chunk onto the bill. I am now happy that I know there was no legal way round it.
Statistics: Posted by ras — 05 Oct 2004, 14:06
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A tradesman might do it if he were a pal, or if I were to use him elsewhere on other bits, or if I were to recommend his services to someone else.
Porty
Exactly - Tradesman pays merchant, I pay tradesman amount minus VAT, tradesman claims back VAT,
or I pay tradesman amount plus VAT, he claims it back and then pays me back
- simple.!
there must be something I'm missing
p.s. I'll have to work out how to do the 'quoting' thing
Statistics: Posted by ras — 05 Oct 2004, 13:10
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