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Author PAYG and VAT
uknewsfan

2007-11-24, 7:33 am

I am a low user, and at present I am on a Voda online 100 for which I
pay £15.00 a month including VAT, ie 15p a minute.

I have seen PAYG, namely tesco, for less than that per minute, but as
I have never had a payg mobile, where does VAT come in to the billing
process. Do you lose 17.5 % at top up, or does each call cost x amount
per minute, plus vat.

Just trying to figure out the best way for me, so thanks in advance
for any help
Chris Blunt

2007-11-24, 10:33 am

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:34:38 +0000, uknewsfan <uknewsfan@aol.com>
wrote:

>I am a low user, and at present I am on a Voda online 100 for which I
>pay £15.00 a month including VAT, ie 15p a minute.
>
>I have seen PAYG, namely tesco, for less than that per minute, but as
>I have never had a payg mobile, where does VAT come in to the billing
>process. Do you lose 17.5 % at top up, or does each call cost x amount
>per minute, plus vat.


14.89% of the price you pay for your top-up is for the VAT due on the
calls you will make.

Chris
Andy Pandy

2007-11-24, 10:33 am


"uknewsfan" <uknewsfan@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I am a low user, and at present I am on a Voda online 100 for which

I
> pay £15.00 a month including VAT, ie 15p a minute.


It's only 15p a minute if you use exactly 100 mins per month. If you
use more or less than that, it'll likely be a lot more than 15p/min,
since excess minutes are usually charged at a silly rate and you don't
get money back for unused minutes. Something which should always be
bourne in mind when comparing contracts to PAYG.

> I have seen PAYG, namely tesco, for less than that per minute, but

as
> I have never had a payg mobile, where does VAT come in to the

billing
> process. Do you lose 17.5 % at top up, or does each call cost x

amount
> per minute, plus vat.


PAYG prices are always inclusive of VAT - perhaps with the exception
of any tariffs aimed at businesses, but I don't know of any PAYG
tariffs for businesses.

--
Andy


AnthonyL

2007-11-24, 10:33 pm

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:19:44 -0000, "Andy Pandy"
< spam8times@wonderful
.spam.invalid> wrote:


>PAYG prices are always inclusive of VAT - perhaps with the exception
>of any tariffs aimed at businesses, but I don't know of any PAYG
>tariffs for businesses.
>


On Virgin DD PAYG you get a VAT invoice.


--
AnthonyL
J B

2007-11-25, 12:33 pm

"AnthonyL" <nospam@please.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Virgin DD PAYG you get a VAT invoice.


Also on Orange (if you ask a couple of times!)


--

J B


Mark Hewitt

2007-11-26, 7:33 am


"uknewsfan" <uknewsfan@aol.com> wrote in message
news:hq2gk31u4umqd57
mpcrio69vtd8fbcod0i@
4ax.com...
>I am a low user, and at present I am on a Voda online 100 for which I
> pay £15.00 a month including VAT, ie 15p a minute.
>
> I have seen PAYG, namely tesco, for less than that per minute, but as
> I have never had a payg mobile, where does VAT come in to the billing
> process. Do you lose 17.5 % at top up, or does each call cost x amount
> per minute, plus vat.
>
> Just trying to figure out the best way for me, so thanks in advance
> for any help


Does VAT matter to you? i.e. Are you a VAT registered company?
VAT is essentially invisible for end users, so whatever they say the cost
is, that is the cost.


uknewsfan

2007-11-26, 10:33 pm

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:07:08 -0000, "Mark Hewitt" <nomail@here.com>
wrote:

>
>"uknewsfan" <uknewsfan@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:hq2gk31u4umqd57
mpcrio69vtd8fbcod0i@
4ax.com...
>
>Does VAT matter to you? i.e. Are you a VAT registered company?
>VAT is essentially invisible for end users, so whatever they say the cost
>is, that is the cost.
>


well, its a small amount based on my useage, but its not invisible on
my contract, as it is shown, and I pay it.

It was just a genuine query as to how its applied on PAYG, which has
been kindly answered. If I was too worried about the amount of VAT on
£15.00 pm, I couldnt really afford a phone in the first place. Seems a
lot here are concerned with the amount of cancelling etc that goes on,
etc, just to save a couple of quid.
Mark Hewitt

2007-11-27, 4:33 am


"uknewsfan" <uknewsfan@aol.com> wrote in message
news:12nmk3dkogon5qn
2i4fjcqnffakdn4cn86@
4ax.com...

> It was just a genuine query as to how its applied on PAYG, which has
> been kindly answered. If I was too worried about the amount of VAT on
> £15.00 pm, I couldnt really afford a phone in the first place. Seems a
> lot here are concerned with the amount of cancelling etc that goes on,
> etc, just to save a couple of quid.


Cancelling? eh?

£15.00 pm is including VAT, so effectively invisible, even if it is shown on
your bill.


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