The Irish Standard VAT rate went up to 21.5% on 1st December 2008 --stuart
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Chris Staples <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is to do with Apple operating out of the Republic of Ireland > although I thought their VAT rate was 21% and not 21.5. You pay the > prevailing VAT rate at the country of origin. > Chris > On 10 Feb 2009, at 10:05, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi all, > > I received and email this morning confirming renewal of my MobileMe > subscription and I noticed something odd: > > > Item Product Product Total Total > Unit Extended > Number Description Ordered Shipped > Amount Amount > _________________________________________________________________________________ > > 001 D4599Z/A MOBILEME INDIVIDUAL-INT 1 1 > 48.56 48.56 > ________________________________________________________________________________ > > Subtotal 48.56 > > VAT 21.50% 10.44 > > Shipping Charges 0.00 > > TOTAL GBP 59.00 > DO NOT PAY > > > > I've looked on the Customs and Excise web site and it says that we > have three VAT rates in the UK: > > 17.5% (ahem, 15% I think!) > 5% > 0% > > Are there any accountants amongst us who can explain how it's either > possible or legal for Apple to charge 21.5%? > > Thanks, > > Stephen > > > "Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the > prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will > be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. Only connect, and > the beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life to > either, will die." - E. M. Forster, Howard's End > > > > > > Many thanks > Chris > > -- > PLEASE FORWARD ORDERS AND FILES TO: [email protected] > > Chris Staples: > Brighton Office: 01273 669650 > Scottish Office: 01294 821881 > > One Digital (Digaprint Ltd t/as) > 54 Hollingdean Road, > Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 4AA > Tel: 01273 887575 • Fax: 01273 669659 > Web: www.one-digital.com > > This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) > ("The intended recipient(s)") to whom it is addressed. It may > contain information which is privileged and confidential within > the meaning of applicable law. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. The > views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be > the views held by Digaprint Limited. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
