HELP ME PLEASE i need to add VAT?

could some one help me, i just bought a item from ebay but the seller wants 17:5 % on top VAT how much do i add i will post a link below, do i add 17.5% final sale or as well as the tenner post cost as well

thanks emma


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...

i have emailed the seller with no reply,hence i have ask on here

the VAT should only be paid on the item, not on the postage, so the total you should pay is 拢21.74 Covering the item, VAT and Postage & Packaging
Hope that helps :-)

I've had problems with EBAY I don't recommend it to anybody!

ask the seller

do the VAT b4 postage which is about 拢1.72 on top of 拢9.99 (cant be bothered to dig calculator out)

hi, you should send payment for 拢11.74 plus p&p but make sure seller is vat registered and sends you vat reciept

Didn't you get a confirmation email telling you what the final bill would be? It looks to me like they're gonna stick you for another 拢1.75 for VAT, which seems a bit crummy. Might be that they haven't replied because the seller's a company that opens 9-5. I'd wait and see if they answer tomorrow morning when they open up again.

Unless the seller states otherwise, you should not add VAT to the postage cost (although HMRC might chase him up about that - his problem, not yours).

To add 17.5%, you multiply by 117.5% so your total for the item is 拢11.74 = 拢21.74 including postage.

For the avoidance of doubt - there is no VAT on postage PROVIDED the amount charged is actually what it costs. If it is higher, then HMRC considers this to be a handling charge = a service and therefore, VAT must be added.

vat is on the product not the postage,
there is no vat on postage

If the seller is charging V.A.T. you can bet your life that the taxman will never see it. The seller is just trying to squeeze a little bit extra from you, cancel it.

total 19.99
vat 3.49
total23.48

Always use paypal or they can just take your money and you can't prove anything I bought three thing from ebay in two days and went paypal it was suggested

Ask the seller for a VAT invoice, showing their VAT number. If this cannot be produced, then they cannot charge VAT.
I'd check their feedback, too, to see if anybody has commented on this.

If the seller wants to charge VAT insist on receiving a VAT receipt which should show the seller's name address and VAT Number. There is no VAT on postage so only add it on to the item.

if you cant understand what 17.5% means you should ask youre carer