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Beating VAT in the UK

voodoo · 2002-05-10 10:05:57

I am thinking of buying a new PC system from the UK as I cannot purchase here in Ireland. A friend of mine down the country has just bought a similar system and he has commented on how he was somehow able to avoid paying VAT because he paid for it through his brother in-laws company? - dont fully understand what he done.…

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10-05-2002 11:05am

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voodoo

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I am thinking of buying a new PC system from the UK as I cannot purchase here in Ireland. A friend of mine down the country has just bought a similar system and he has commented on how he was somehow able to avoid paying VAT because he paid for it through his brother in-laws company? - dont fully understand what he done.

Anyway, was just wondering if anyone had any comments to make on this? Is there any "legal" way of avoiding to pay tax on something purchased from the UK?

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#2 10-05-2002 11:10am
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probably the same as over here.. a company can usually claim the vat back with a vat receipt! as for not buying Irish.. why not? You can get a pc here just as cheap.. cheaper maybe when you take sterling into account!

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#3 10-05-2002 11:27am
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Saruman,

I would buy Irish if I could get the system that I want here. The system Im looking for is for PC based digital video editing and includes firewire cards etc that cannot normally be purchased here in Ireland. If I could I would as I know that it would be a lot cheaper.

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#4 10-05-2002 12:05pm
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There is no way of "beating" VAT legally-

What your friend did was illegal by using (I suspect) a registered VAT number of a company fraudulently.

Read this boards Charter - Tax Evasion aint up for discussion

CLOSED.

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