Jean in Poole wrote:- > Forgot to mention one tax we don't pay . . . (snip)
Tamara - we don't pay VAT on books and newspapers, either. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's the end of term today - blessed relief ! ) Here's a list of odd exceptions from http://www.channel4.com/4money/taxpensions/guides/VAT_guide_101003_page4.html Britain is allowed by Europe to zero rate some items such as food, public transport, books and children's clothes. Listed below are some of the more unusual things which are Vat-exempt. * Funerals * Children's clothes (up to age 13) * Submarines * Houseboats - as long as they don't sail anywhere. * Jaffa Cakes - even though topped with chocolate, the sponge makes them a cake. * Chocolate spread * Frozen food you have to defrost or heat before consumption (fish fingers, pizza, gateaux, etc). * Bottle/tube of ice cream topping sauce. * Milk drinks (including milkshakes). * Tea, coffee, cocoa & drinking chocolate. * Potatoes * Microwave popcorn * Tortilla chips * Direct flight on Concorde (When they existed) * Limousine to/from the airport as part of a flight * Encyclopaedias * Comics On the other hand . . . Even though some areas are zero-rated, the following exceptions are considered luxuries and therefore Vat-able. * Headstones and commemorative memorials * Children's clothing that could be worn by a small adult * Boats weighing less than 15 tons designed for "recreation or pleasure" . * Touring caravans * Chocolate biscuits - classed as confectionery. * Frozen food you eat frozen (ice cream, lollies, sorbet, etc) * Ice cream topping sauce sold on an ice cream. * Alcohol * Alcohol-free beer & wine * Carbonated drinks (Lemonade, cola, tonic & soda water, etc) * Potato snacks (crisps, chips, French fries, etc) * Ready-to-eat popcorn * Hoola-Hoops * Pleasure "flights to nowhere" on Concorde (While they lasted) * Flying lessons * Private hire of a limousine to/from airport * Book tokens * Business cards To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
