VAT on printed items

[Cruzini]

Sorry I should have said if you are VAT registered and not sure on the guidelines call HMRC themselves.

UK 0845 010 9000. :icon_yawn: They are actually very helpful.

TIP: take the name of the individual who advises you and keep it.

or make your Accountant do it.

[Azimuth Print]

We point our clients towards the HMRC website

HM Revenue & Customs

[rgregory]

I agree - but they would be very stupid not to pay it to HMRC. You dont mess with them! Besides... the companies that are VAT registered only claim it back. The only people that would lose out are those that are not. In fact the HMRC could be making on the deal if everyone is paying it.

If this is the case isn't the printing company that is charging VAT unnecessarily benefitting from it??

[Boss Hog]

If this is the case isn't the printing company that is charging VAT unnecessarily benefitting from it??

It depends if they are declaring it, if they do they must pay it over to HMRC, if not it goes in their pockets.

[MJPGraphic]

What is the criteria that they base their decision to excempt some items from VAT?

Mike

[Minuteman Press]

In essence promotional and educational materials - but lots of anomalies.

[Alexis*27]

Hi

I've just registered specifically with a VAT problem!

I'm self employed and had some Christmas cards printed for a charity, which came with envelopes and were then shrink wrapped in packs of ten. The charity is selling them to raise funds and they are ephemeral in nature (although some people have said the charity aspect is irrelevant).

Before proceeding I asked the printer if they were zero rated or not. He confirmed they were.

Invoice arrived, paid it, sorted.

Then the client wanted a reprint and this time they are saying they were wrong to charge no VAT and the new invoice includes it.

So, what's the deal on this job?

[Boss Hog]

Hi

I've just registered specifically with a VAT problem!

I'm self employed and had some Christmas cards printed for a charity, which came with envelopes and were then shrink wrapped in packs of ten. The charity is selling them to raise funds and they are ephemeral in nature (although some people have said the charity aspect is irrelevant).

Before proceeding I asked the printer if they were zero rated or not. He confirmed they were.

Invoice arrived, paid it, sorted.

Then the client wanted a reprint and this time they are saying they were wrong to charge no VAT and the new invoice includes it.

So, what's the deal on this job?

Greetings Cards are standard rated (vatable), if they didn't know this first time round makes me wonder how long they have been in business, this is one of the easy products to get right.

[Minuteman Press]

I agree with Boss H. Seems very strange - are greetings cards a new product for them?

Can the charity claim the VAT back (various routes to do so).

[opalprint]

There are exceptions. Even leaflets can be VAT-able if you write on them, and flyers etc etc.
If you are printing an A7 flyer there isnt any VAT, if you are printing an A7 appointment card, there is...

you certainly cant charge VAT across the board, could get you into trouble if the customer knows a thing or two about print.

Thank you for the list though, as a rule of thumb its certainly useful.