Comments on: eBay to refund all fees for VAT affected listings http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14757 Chris Dawson Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:19 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14757 #29 Darn it - I thought today *was* Friday! :-( You mean I've got another day to work before the weekend? :shock: *Note to self: Not knowing what day of the week it is looks really really bad* :D #29 Darn it – I thought today *was* Friday! :-( You mean I’ve got another day to work before the weekend? :shock:

*Note to self: Not knowing what day of the week it is looks really really bad* :D

]]> By: Stewart http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14756 Stewart Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:47:49 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14756 Just checked with my AM and she said Friday 5th December at midnight. Just checked with my AM and she said Friday 5th December at midnight.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14755 Chris Dawson Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:43 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14755 #27 <a href="http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200811281741402.html" rel="nofollow">The announcement says today</a>, so I'd get going and make sure you've completed the relists by midnight tonight. #27 The announcement says today, so I’d get going and make sure you’ve completed the relists by midnight tonight.

]]> By: Stewart http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14754 Stewart Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:20:13 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14754 Does anyone know the exact cut-off time for changing listings to qualify for the refund etc. Does anyone know the exact cut-off time for changing listings to qualify for the refund etc.

]]> By: Gill http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14753 Gill Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:24:57 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14753 Logged into Amazon today to pack my orders - what a difference to ebay! All item pages have this text prominently shown: New 15% VAT Rate Applied All listed prices on applicable products sold by Amazon.co.uk now include the new, reduced VAT rate of 15%. This has been applied automatically to the price of your item so you don’t need to do a thing. With a link to more info: UK Vat Rate Change Important Note: As of 00.01 hrs, Monday, 1st of December 2008, the standard UK VAT rate will change from 17.5% to 15%. The VAT rate charged on Amazon.co.uk orders will be updated at this time. All references within our Help pages to the VAT rate will be updated during business hours on Monday 1st December, 2008. Logged into Amazon today to pack my orders – what a difference to ebay!

All item pages have this text prominently shown:

New 15% VAT Rate Applied
All listed prices on applicable products sold by Amazon.co.uk now include the new, reduced VAT rate of 15%. This has been applied automatically to the price of your item so you don’t need to do a thing.

With a link to more info:

UK Vat Rate Change
Important Note: As of 00.01 hrs, Monday, 1st of December 2008, the standard UK VAT rate will change from 17.5% to 15%. The VAT rate charged on Amazon.co.uk orders will be updated at this time. All references within our Help pages to the VAT rate will be updated during business hours on Monday 1st December, 2008.

]]> By: david http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14752 david Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:07:58 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14752 cant you just stick a note into the 'add to description' using bulk edit saying the VAT will be 15% on final invoicing. It only needs to be done until current listing end their run. The VAT man is only going to be concerned that the correct rate is charged at the time of invoicing, not with any uneditable wording in a VAt field on a listing. cant you just stick a note into the ‘add to description’ using bulk edit saying the VAT will be 15% on final invoicing.
It only needs to be done until current listing end their run.
The VAT man is only going to be concerned that the correct rate is charged at the time of invoicing, not with any uneditable wording in a VAt field on a listing.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14751 northumbrian Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:11:55 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14751 were antique dealers, we wear masks, striped jumpers,and carry a bag with swag wrote on, swig rum, and wave lamps from coastal cliffs on dark nights were antique dealers, we wear masks, striped jumpers,and carry a bag with swag wrote on, swig rum, and wave lamps from coastal cliffs on dark nights

]]> By: susan http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14750 susan Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:52:54 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14750 oh yeah don't get me wrong, if your above board they are fine, i got in all sorts of muddle once and ended up wrong to the tune of 120k in the 80's by rating something incorrectly over 3 years. the circumstances stood up and they gave me three months sort out by re-invoicing all the customers etc, so have all the time in the world for them, hell my house was only woth 85 then, i was be done for. but... you have been given a weeks notice and the change has to be made on the 1st December 2008, we can all comply because we can all end listings, i don't think they will swallow and argument that it could not be done. or i'm chicken one of the two....cluck oh yeah don’t get me wrong, if your above board they are fine, i got in all sorts of muddle once and ended up wrong to the tune of 120k in the 80′s by rating something incorrectly over 3 years.
the circumstances stood up and they gave me three months sort out by re-invoicing all the customers etc, so have all the time in the world for them, hell my house was only woth 85 then, i was be done for.

but… you have been given a weeks notice and the change has to be made on the 1st December 2008, we can all comply because we can all end listings, i don’t think they will swallow and argument that it could not be done.
or i’m chicken one of the two….cluck

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14749 Chris Dawson Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:43:43 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14749 #21 They're very helpful to the extent that they'll tell you every possible thing you can offset against tax if you know what to ask. However they're also assiduous in making sure that they extract every last penny of tax that the law says they may. Best to be squeaky clean and everything in order than have a time bomb ticking waiting to see if they find it. Quite apart from which an unexpected bonus from eBay makes it VERY costly for them, as I'd advise everyone to end every 30 day listing they have running, relaunch on the 1st with <a href="http://www.tamebay.com/2008/11/how-to-get-free-subtitle-until-the-end-of-january.html" rel="nofollow">free subtitle</a>, relist again on the 31st Dec again with free subtitle and then on the relist at the end of January remove subtitle unless you want to pay for it. Effectively they've inadvertently given every seller on the site (with a featured/anchor shop and worth upgrading if you don't have one), 60 days of listings with subtitle for the cost of as little as a penny (or 5p with a featured shop). There's no excuse not to cancel and relaunch with the correct VAT rate and every reason to do so and take a 60 day advantage with free subtitle at the same time. #21 They’re very helpful to the extent that they’ll tell you every possible thing you can offset against tax if you know what to ask. However they’re also assiduous in making sure that they extract every last penny of tax that the law says they may.

Best to be squeaky clean and everything in order than have a time bomb ticking waiting to see if they find it.

Quite apart from which an unexpected bonus from eBay makes it VERY costly for them, as I’d advise everyone to end every 30 day listing they have running, relaunch on the 1st with free subtitle, relist again on the 31st Dec again with free subtitle and then on the relist at the end of January remove subtitle unless you want to pay for it.

Effectively they’ve inadvertently given every seller on the site (with a featured/anchor shop and worth upgrading if you don’t have one), 60 days of listings with subtitle for the cost of as little as a penny (or 5p with a featured shop).

There’s no excuse not to cancel and relaunch with the correct VAT rate and every reason to do so and take a 60 day advantage with free subtitle at the same time.

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2008/11/ebay-to-refund-all-fees-for-vat-affected-listings.html#comment-14748 Jimbo Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:14:12 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5241#comment-14748 In my experience HMRC have always been extremely helpful. In my opinion they don't cause aggro just for the hell of it (famous last words). #16 I would imagine that most "larger sellers" don't use SMP for there invoicing/accounts record. It will be interesting to see what number of listings have the correct VAT amount, in the eBay designated VAT field, this time next week. In my experience HMRC have always been extremely helpful. In my opinion they don’t cause aggro just for the hell of it (famous last words).

#16 I would imagine that most “larger sellers” don’t use SMP for there invoicing/accounts record.

It will be interesting to see what number of listings have the correct VAT amount, in the eBay designated VAT field, this time next week.

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