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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    I was paranoid about providing the EORI and creating a trail of unpaid at the border (though technically net-no effect); and that without doing the "correct" filings for the sake of the few quid I might end up with a VAT inspection. I figured buying on a claimed "DDP" status from Aliexpress was...
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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    I realised when doing my most recent VAT return that I may have maligned Aliexpress - they are now including a clearly stated (and valid) UK VAT number on their invoices, and so I'm now claiming the VAT back on their purchases. The actual digits only were actually previously being put on the...
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    Spongebob/Ltd Co Insolvency Questions..

    Is "simply forget it and get on with your life" good advice? Is it not also a possibility that HMRC / Companies House will decide to then pursue all those who've done this and subsequently failed to meet filing deadlines? Seems Directors not filing accounts and / or confirmation statements as...
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    Looking for legal advice

    While the cost to move the service might >sound< like a lot in £ notes;; in the overall scheme of the agreement as a whole (£270 x 12 x 2 or 7 = £6.6k / £23k!) it seems like the least of the issues here, and I do wonder if on that basis you might even struggle to say it's not a reasonable cost...
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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    OK, I see it now, that does appear to be the only place there is a trace of it, it doesn't appear anywhere actually itemised. I note also they say "VAT tax", which is a bit nonsensical. If you push it enough with them you might find an invoice "appears", but if not then really the only thing...
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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    There is nowhere I could find on their site, terms or checkout system that mentions VAT specifically, if you have such a screenshot would be useful, not least because claiming to be collecting VAT on something and not actually doing so is something I'm sure HMRC would be interested in. All I...
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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    Well, it sounds like you've not been charged VAT, nor have they claimed the price was specifically 20% VAT inclusive, so there is nothing for you to reclaim. If you think their business practice is breaking regs, suggest you report them to HMRC. If you thought you were going to get it...
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    Calling iwoca borrowers: Need evidence of misconduct

    @perfumebrands you may be interested (given you are waiting on an FOS decision) to see another opinion from FOS on IWOCA's interest rate policies. In short, it seems unlikely they are going to agree with you... V, a limited company, complains that IWOCA Ltd misled it into taking a loan with a...
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    Calling iwoca borrowers: Need evidence of misconduct

    Can you show please some example of the terms being represented so we can at least sympathise a bit!? I went on their website and their first example in their online calc was pretty clear in black and white that this was going to be expensive. While not quite the rates you mention, it's the...
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    Calling iwoca borrowers: Need evidence of misconduct

    Sure, but if you were being minded to be awkward / public spirited (delete as appropriate!) - would it be considered unreasonable by a court if you said "No, I don't want to be bound by NDA, we can arbitrate, sure, but I'm not prepared to sign and NDA as part of the process". It may well in...
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    Calling iwoca borrowers: Need evidence of misconduct

    Interesting point though; why would you be forced to agree to be bound by NDA to undertake arbitration? It's all going to come out in public anyway if it goes to court. Surely whether or not you agree to an NDA is as valid a red line as any other that might be held approaching arbitration? Or...
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    Lease notice period and staff redundancy

    Are you sure about the lease - do you want to stay in the property? Unless the lease is very specifically drafted and agreement signed (properly) to say that is is outside the LTA 1954, you may be able to argue not to leave, and / or be compensated for having to leave. It might be worth checking.
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    Making a company dormant

    I was replying to the post that quoted me asking about why strike off would be preferable to liquidation, and making the point that not all liquidation would be bad, but insolvent liquidation would be worse than strike off in this instance.
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    Making a company dormant

    I know. My point was there is a difference between seeing a voluntary liquidation with one to seeing an insolvent liquidation without. They're not. But it becomes a matter of public record the circumstance in which their company closed, so while they're not personally responsible, they can...
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    Making a company dormant

    It seems obvious to me; if in future someone looks into your stewardship of companies involved with (perhaps working out whether to give you a line of credit for a future enterprise) - a company closed via strikeoff without any objections raised is quite obviously much less of a red flag than a...
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