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I bought items online shipped from Holland and think I’ve been charged VAT twice: How can I check and is this due to Brexit? Brexit means there could be further charges for consumers It can be confusing for customers to work out what fees are which We reveal the new rules and what you should … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
A 192-year-old maker of English luxury shoes worn by Prince Charles has revealed that Brexit red tape will cost the firm an extra £100,000 per year on exports to Europe. Tricker’s said invoices are mounting from parcel firms that ship the company’s heavy £450 brogue shoes and boots to EU clients. Though a last-gasp trade … Read more
Ministers should consider abolishing VAT on electric vehicles (EV) or increase the incentives currently available to buy them, a market report has said. The RAC’s annual report on motoring found that electric car demand is marginally higher than a year ago, with fewer than one in ten drivers polled saying their next car will be … Read more
Treasury says it has ‘no plans’ to lower VAT on energy bills, despite promises to scrap the tax after Brexit By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 16 January 2021 The Treasury has said it has ‘no plans’ to lower VAT on energy bills, despite … Read more
Robbie Williams ‘earned £19.8 million in 2019 despite leaving lucrative role at The X Factor with wife Ayda Field’ By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 01:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 Robbie Williams reportedly earned £19.8 million in 2019, despite the fact he and wife Ayda Field left their … Read more
EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace’s firm ‘owes £40,000 in unpaid tax as the company is fully wound up’, documents show Thatcher Promotions Limited was placed into voluntary liquidation in 2015 Report shows it owed £69,614 to the HMRC in unpaid corporation tax and VAT Wallace is listed as the director of Thatcher Promotions Limited by government By Faith … Read more
Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT in a multi-billion-pound tax raid Sunak considering toughening up VAT rules on ‘sharing economy’ businesses Many have grown rapidly in recent years to become hugely successful Treasury is examining ways it could levy VAT on these transactions By Matt … Read more
MPs have demanded the Government reveal how hard the UK economy will be hit when duty free shopping for foreign tourists is scrapped next month. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will end VAT refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1, even as the high street is fighting for its survival after the Covid-19 crisis. … Read more
I’m A Celeb SPOILER: Russell Watson FINALLY gets his wish and does a solo trial… but regrets it as he is rotated into a vat of rancid congealed offal By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 12:44 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 12:57 GMT, 30 November 2020 He was left irritated on Sunday night’s I’m … Read more