07/02/2024
Today our topic is ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐จ๐:
VAT stand for โโValue Added Taxโโ charged by HRMS (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs โ UK Tax Department) to his citizen or who owned business in UK quaterly.
There are three scenario to sell in UK
a) No VAT Registration Needed
b) Flat Rate Scheme 7.5%
c) Mainstream Scheme 20%
If you sell on Amazon UK and your yearly revenue is up to GBP 85000 then there is no need for VAT registration. However, if you are selling in UK from outside UK (i.e you sell from other country) than VAT registration is mandatory from 1st day.
Now, the second scenario is if you sell on Amazon UK and your Revenue is more than GBP 85000 than VAT registration is mandatory, either you sell from inside or outside UK, you can registered yourself under any of following schemes:
1) Flat Rate Scheme 7.5% p.a
2) Mainstream Scheme 20%p.a
If you registered yourself under Flat Rate Scheme than you have to pay 6.5% for first year and 7.5% from onward, but the threshold for Flat Rate Scheme is up to GBP 230, 000, after that you are eligible for Mainstream VAT.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
a) By registering yourself in any scheme of VAT seller can avail Auto Invoice Facility free of cost from Amazon to provide his buyer otherwise prepare by own.
b) Amazon deduct VAT 20% from his fees (i.e FBA fee and Referral Fee) so, by registering yourself you can save this your cost
c) If you registered yourself in 20% Scheme you are also eligible to claim extra taxes paid in UK (I.e Tax paid in Port clearance in UK, to Supplier, and other Purchases in UK). Under Flat Scheme you canโt claim extra taxes.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
โจ If you are selling from outside UK then obvious you donโt have any expenses invoice in UK. So, Flat Scheme is recommended until threshold cross. However, you claim some taxes but all over you will have to paid 10 to 12 % extra.
โจIf you are living in UK and selling than you have many extra expenditure invoices so you make benefits from Mainstream Scheme and claim your taxes.
โจFor Wholesale module you have to pay 20 VAT to supplier on purchases as well. So, from 1st day registered yourself in Mainstream VAT otherwise your profit margin reduced and you paid tax twice.
โจIn PL module you registered yourself as per Quarterly Projection Reports. Your projection report define your sale in the end of year, so you can registered yourself as per projection.