vat

[grngriff]

Just a quickie! Can a company charge you vat if they are not vat regesterd,how can I find out if they are?
Thanks in advance

[sinizter]

grngriff said:

Just a quickie! Can a company charge you vat if they are not vat regesterd,how can I find out if they are?
Thanks in advance

No. Ask them. They will have a VAT registration number if they are registered. Which can be verified here.

I am sure EricMc will be along shortly to correct me if I'm wrong.

Edited by sinizter on Monday 23 January 16:15

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grngriff said:

Just a quickie! Can a company charge you vat if they are not vat regesterd,how can I find out if they are?
Thanks in advance

A company cannot charge VAT of they are not VAT registered.

There should be a VAT number on the invoice (if they want to charge you VAT)

[grngriff]

When they charged me vat a year ago they said they were waiting for a vat no,never had the invoice with the vat no on
Just checked there web site can't find vat no on it

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I have come across people charging vat whilst waiting for their registration to complete. They then retrospectively provided the vat number when fully registered.

[Eric Mc]

If they have not subsequently registered fior VAT, they have overcharged you and you should ask for the extra amount you paid back.