Small Business Retailers: Will you pass on the VAT cut?
Small Business Retailers: Will you pass on the VAT cut?

Poll: Small Business Retailers: Will you pass on the VAT cut?

Total Members Polled: 54

Yes - in full across all our products: 19%
Partly - May reduce prices of some items: 9%
No - Way too much time and hassle for 2.5%: 59%
Not sure if I'll still be in business Dec 1st: 13%
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pioneer

Original Poster:

1,185 posts

230 months

Monday 24th November 2008
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jacobyte

4,768 posts

273 months

Monday 24th November 2008
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It's pain for us, as we have many clients paying standing orders. The admin is going to cost us loads of wasted expensive time frown

_Voyager_

2,782 posts

253 months

Monday 24th November 2008
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All our prices are ex VAT anyway, so no change here.

HRG

72,863 posts

270 months

Tuesday 25th November 2008
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jacobyte said:
It's pain for us, as we have many clients paying standing orders. The admin is going to cost us loads of wasted expensive time frown
Ditto, I'll raise our prices temporarily then drop them in 2010.

Not worth the aggro of getting everyone to alter their standing orders IMO.

ginettag27

7,157 posts

300 months

Tuesday 25th November 2008
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_Voyager_ said:
All our prices are ex VAT anyway, so no change here.
So are we, but do you not purchase items that have VAT on them? Therefore the input cost is reduced..?

If I see a saving from suppliers I'll pass it on.

Graham

16,381 posts

315 months

Tuesday 25th November 2008
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ginettag27 said:
_Voyager_ said:
All our prices are ex VAT anyway, so no change here.
So are we, but do you not purchase items that have VAT on them? Therefore the input cost is
same for us almost all our customers and suppliers are businesses so doesnt really make and difference to us.. We reclaim all the input vat at 17.5% or 15% anyway so it makes no difference..



Neil135

197 posts

249 months

Tuesday 25th November 2008
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I hope all my suppliers stay charging 17.5% as ill be charging 15% so ill be lowering my tax bill. I didn't think that you could choose not too change the rate though.

BJWoods

5,018 posts

315 months

Tuesday 25th November 2008
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Neil135 said:
I hope all my suppliers stay charging 17.5% as ill be charging 15% so ill be lowering my tax bill. I didn't think that you could choose not too change the rate though.
no they'll just keep prices the same and make 2.5% more

Tuscan Tart

2,187 posts

240 months

Tuesday 25th November 2008
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Neil135 said:
I hope all my suppliers stay charging 17.5% as ill be charging 15% so ill be lowering my tax bill. I didn't think that you could choose not too change the rate though.
You will be paying the extra 2.5% to the supplier! It will make no difference.

Neil135

197 posts

249 months

Wednesday 26th November 2008
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I don't see that all my prices from my suppliers are quoted without VAT. I know if any of them try to raise there prices i will be speaking with them.