Recent content by DerekGM6

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    Websites and small business

    I'm not an expert on websites or social media but I sell used car parts over the internet, mainly using eBay. I don't like to put all my eggs in one basket so created our own shop website with Ecwid. I have pushed it endlessly on Facebook, flyers with every order, etc etc but the traffic is...
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    Feel bad on sacking someone

    I was a passenger in the car on several occasions. A 2021/2 Vauxhall Corsa. As she had no driving licence her boyfriend drove her around in it. Is that enough evidence for you? There are plenty of people being awarded nice cars for disabilities of one sort or another, and if you go onto...
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    Feel bad on sacking someone

    I like to think that I am as compassionate as they come but anybody who thinks that benefits are too low really needs a reality check. I would have thought that people on here would know full well that money does not grow on trees. Yes there needs to be a welfare safety net for those in...
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    Feel bad on sacking someone

    "Try and remember that the employees are NOT your friends, honestly they wont give a toss about you. No matter how well you look after them if they think something else comes along that's better, they are off and wont give you a second thought." Unfortunately this is true. I have been employing...
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Unfortunately yes but this is how internet discussions tend to evolve. Perhaps @Karimbo could copy 'n paste his bits to another thread? Thanks!
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Further to my opening and earlier post, I am looking at the margin scheme for paying VAT and it would appear that from the point of view of zero-rating exports (eg via eBay): "If someone is selling the goods on your behalf You cannot usually zero rate an export if you sell the goods through an...
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Ok AlanJ1 you make good points and yes I guess you are correct. Thank you for your advice.
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    "The customer is not yours, it is eBays." That is exactly my point. eBay is in effect employing me to find products, photograph, describe and list them on their site, and give eBay a selling price. They then use their platform, search facilities and various promotional methods to find...
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    OK thank you for your advice. I will give it careful thought and let you know how things develop.
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Ok thank you, I will check that out.
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Both the UK and Europe, and yes we are close to the threshold.
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    There are 44,000 firms here that will NOT become the next Amazon, eBay, Tesla, Google, Apple or Microsoft. Unfortunately I am not allowed to post links so you will have to Google this, it is from the Office for Budget Responsibility The impact of the frozen VAT registration threshold
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Unfortunately it doesn't. The problem is tax. Friday; not registered. I sell an item for £100 Monday: registered. I have to add 20% VAT. The item price is now £120 Question: Do customers who can afford £100 on Friday, because that is all they have in their bank account, buy the item on Monday...
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    Well yes, but are they? If the customer was paying me directly as it was before the managed payments thing started then yes it would be cut and dried. But the customer isn't. They pay eBay, not me. So that direct link has been broken by eBay intervening and also imposing ever-increasing rules...
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    eBay Managed Payments and VAT threshold sales

    A post on here from a few years ago suggested that if I sell an item on eBay for £100 listing price, that counts towards VAT threshold-liable turnover. However I only get about £80 of that and the customer is paying eBay directly. eBay is also more and more implying that the contract of sales is...
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