- Location
- Montgomeryshire
You declare all your tax, but are happy to add delivery cost in as hay in order to avoid VAT?
Selling Hay?
- Thread starter markpentre
- Start date
You declare all your tax, but are happy to add delivery cost in as hay in order to avoid VAT?
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I don’t sell hay. But I do recognise the difference between evasion and avoidance.You declare all your tax, but are happy to add delivery cost in as hay in order to avoid VAT?
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Yes, but you don't always tell the truth, do you?
Don't get bound up by a few folk handling cash and not declaring it for tax.
Just think about the black economy rife in the tradesmens' world. All the plumbers, electricians, mechanics, plasterers, roofers, joiners, builders, and many more, who do work for each other free of tax and Vat.
In fact, the labour shortage on fruit and vegetable farms would be solved overnight if payment in cash, with no questions asked, was allowed. But politicians probably don't know what pin-money is, and how valuable it is to families living from hand to mouth. And much of that pin money is spent in local struggling shops - and the pubs and bingo halls.
Just think about the black economy rife in the tradesmens' world. All the plumbers, electricians, mechanics, plasterers, roofers, joiners, builders, and many more, who do work for each other free of tax and Vat.
In fact, the labour shortage on fruit and vegetable farms would be solved overnight if payment in cash, with no questions asked, was allowed. But politicians probably don't know what pin-money is, and how valuable it is to families living from hand to mouth. And much of that pin money is spent in local struggling shops - and the pubs and bingo halls.
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
I remember locally a story about a politician who was more than happy not to pay vat!
- Location
- Ceredigion
Should you not charge vat on straw to horse yards
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Aren't you the forage trader? No VAT if used for feed, vat if used for bedding. If you're selling it without VAT, you should specify that it is 'Feed straw' on any invoice or receipt you issue.
- Location
- Ceredigion
I know that , horses don't eat straw do they
Is there VAT on shavings ?
- Location
- Yorkshire
That will depend on whether the person selling them is vat registered
- Location
- Ceredigion
Yes and sawdust
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
Yes they do. Straw is incorporated in various horse feeds.
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
That applies toany product or service
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Nor do a lot of cattle.
Horse feed doesn’t have VAT on it, so ‘feeding straw’ for horses presumably wouldn’t either.
I’m not certain though, as I hadn’t realised anyone did invoices for horse stuff.
mghley
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
They do if they don’t want to pay vat !
That's very interesting .
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Good for some fat knackers around us
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
The majority of horses I know get nowhere near enough exercise and suffer the consequences.
Much like many humans.
Much like many humans.
Jameshenry
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
I did some work for a crown court judge and he was always trying to avoid paying vat
