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1steven

Claremorris Ireland
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Just bought a pair of safety boots and have been charged VAT.
I thought safety boots/PPE are not charged VAT for your own use?
 
Well I will be contacting them on Monday and if they don’t drop the Vat I will be returning them. I pay enough tax into this government without them getting a freebie
 
Having skinny legs I look ridiculous in shorts with work boots so I wear the trainer type safety footwear which has 20% vat on the price, totally unfair to us skinny legged people!

If buying work boots for your employees (not your own use) you should pay 20% vat on them then reclaim it later, I can't ever imagine seeing a builder in Screwfix arguing that he wants to pay an extra 20% on the boots he's buying because they are for his labourer 🤔

Looks like some places automatically charge the vat and you have to opt out of paying it if they are for your own use.

Example here

https://www.rsis.co.uk/safety-footwear-information-i65
 
Having skinny legs I look ridiculous in shorts with work boots so I wear the trainer type safety footwear which has 20% vat on the price, totally unfair to us skinny legged people!

If buying work boots for your employees (not your own use) you should pay 20% vat on them then reclaim it later, I can't ever imagine seeing a builder in Screwfix arguing that he wants to pay an extra 20% on the boots he's buying because they are for his labourer 🤔

Looks like some places automatically charge the vat and you have to opt out of paying it if they are for your own use.

Example here

https://www.rsis.co.uk/safety-footwear-information-i65
When I opened the account it was as a sole trader, that should have given them a clue. Computer says no.
 
Agreed, I think trainers get vat added but boots don't. I remember having to pay the difference. Then I bought safety trainers from Lidl and now wouldn't buy from anywhere else. Most comfortable ones I have ever had. And the cheapest so another bonus!
 
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