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• # 113607
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 12:40 PM

Hi everyone,

So I used to work in an accountancy practice and was always told that VAT on Facebook Ads and Twitter, Google etc were always zero rated. I work as self employed now and have come across client that is claiming 20% on all of the above and from looking at his history it has been done like it for years. So now I am quastioning myself, should the above services be 20% or 0% VAT?

Anyone?

Jola 

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• # 113608
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 12:50 PM

Yola said:

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Hi everyone,

 

So I used to work in an accountancy practice and was always told that VAT on Facebook Ads and Twitter, Google etc were always zero rated. I work as self employed now and have come across client that is claiming 20% on all of the above and from looking at his history it has been done like it for years. So now I am quastioning myself, should the above services be 20% or 0% VAT?

 

Anyone?

Jola 

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 Hi 

I've always thought that there wasn't any VAT on these? 

Thanks

Sam

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• # 113610
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 01:07 PM

Hi Sam,

What would you do if there is invoices dating back to last May where VAT was claimed? This is the first quarter I'm doing the work for the company and I don't think the VAT should have been claimed for those invoices..

Jola

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• # 113611
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 01:25 PM

Hi,

Have a look at the following:

https://en-gb.facebook.com/business/help/133076073434794

https://business.twitter.com/en/help/account-setup/billing-basics/value-added-tax-vat-information.html

https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2375370?hl=en-GB

These should answer your question.

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• # 113615
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 01:57 PM

MM Bookkeeping said:

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Hi,

Have a look at the following:

https://en-gb.facebook.com/business/help/133076073434794

 

https://business.twitter.com/en/help/account-setup/billing-basics/value-added-tax-vat-information.html

 

https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2375370?hl=en-GB

 

These should answer your question.

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 Hi MM Bookkeeping,

Could you tell me what do they mean by:

'However, you'll be required to self-assess your VAT charges at the applicable rates in the country in which you're doing business.'

I understand this as no VAT included but get confused when they mention about self assesment. Also does the reverse charge not apply? Sorry, just got really confused by this all now. 

Thanks in advance,

Jola

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• # 113616
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 03:39 PM

Hi Yola,

If you Google all these companies, they are all based in Dublin and Ireland has many different VAT rates  Self assessment would just mean that your client is responsible for declaring his own VAT sales and aquistitions. If your client notified Google etc that he was VAT registered and confirmed his number then these companies do not add VAT to their invoices. As things stand at the moment, pre Brexit, he should not be claiming back VAT, he should just be recording it on his VAT return.

I personally would just use Box 1 (as they are a service), Box 4 to reclaim the VAT and then put the totals into Box 7 and 8 if applicable.

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  Janet D

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• # 113617
• Mon 15 Aug 2016 10:43 PM

Hi Janet D,

Thank you for your reply. That's exactly what I thought but just wanted to double check. 

Jola

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