I don’t get it. Does it have a different purpose in retail than it does business?
In business, if I sell you a service for £100 and have to add 20% VAT then that 20% gets paid to the government, though if I buy something for £120 (inc. VAT) I can reclaim that 20% back from the government anyway, so what was the point of money changing hands in the first place?
Is it not 1:1 transactions, on a large scale? I guess ideally people are selling more than they’re buying? Does the government end up in credit, and it’s a form of tax collection, the price of doing business? Then why make it that I can reclaim VAT back on purchases and not just keep the whole lot?
Asked my Book Keeper this who said it was a good question nobody’s ever asked before, and didn’t have an answer. “I’ve got the worst f**king lawyers”
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In short business to business transactions are VAT free, which is why you’re able to reclaim it. Business to consumer requires 20% VAT. Basically it’s the end customer that gets hit with the VAT not everybody in the supply chain.
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