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    Online ticketing system help

    Hi We work with over 20,000 UK event promoters, many of whom have come from a similar situation. Many start events, sell them via their own website then once they outgrow this (there's a lot of admin involved), start using a third party. Selling your own tickets has it's benefits but it...
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    Finding Event Promoters

    Hey Evofm Give me a call, I run skiddle.com - we're a What's On guide and we have over 19,000 event promoters registered with us. We also have a full ticket sales service so can help you sell tickets for the events. Look forward to speaking with you Ben 0843 289 3333
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    VAT looking to drop to 15%

    The goverment don't seem to have taken into account the huge cost of making this change for retailers? Businesses using 'off the shelf' software solultions may be ok, however how many businesses are using custom-written systems, for example on websites, etc. Not all of these will allow an...
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    VAT on ticket sales

    yes I agree there - the big difference is whether our third party (the principle, the guy with the event) is vat registered. I know for a fact that ticket agencies will arrange sales of tickets for £100 + 10%, even if the person they are selling on behalf of is not vat registered. they...
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    VAT on ticket sales

    The thing that confuses me, is: we sell ticket for £110 say the supplier to us is not vat registered We pay £15.71 vat out of that - ouch, a £5.71 loss! However we are in the same boat as every other ticket agency who also deal with non-vat reg clients! There must be a loophole here...
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    VAT on ticket sales

    Hmm... If this is the case then how can any agency like us make a profit when vat registered? I know for a fact that ticketmaster, etc all charge a 10% booking fee (inc vat) - so if my sums are correct, they will make a loss! :?
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    VAT on ticket sales

    Hi I've got a query about ticket sales - we act as agents for a number of companies and sell tickets on their behalf. We charge the exact same amount as we purchase them for, plus add a 10% comission. The customer is aware of this and knows that they are getting tickets from our supplier...
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