VAT on PV for New Build

Cider · Apr 22, 2012

I remember the vat man trying to do mcvities or who ever makes jaffa cakes.
They said that jaffa cakes are a biscuit to which vat apply's but mcvities said they were cakes to which vat does not apply.

It went to court and hmrc lost as it was decided that biscuits go soft when stale and cake goes hard.

Cider · Apr 22, 2012

quite what that has to do with pv i dont know :yawn:

TedM · Apr 22, 2012

New build and retrofit FiT rates are the same since April 1st. 21p, 16.8p or 9p for upto 4kW.

moggy1968 · Apr 22, 2012

Cider said:
quite what that has to do with pv i dont know :yawn:

'cos I like a biscuit when I'm fitting PV. Sometimes I even have a jaffa cake!!
:rockon:

Lastminuteandy · Apr 22, 2012

moggy1968 said:
'cos I like a biscuit when I'm fitting PV. Sometimes I even have a jaffa cake!!

If you charge the customer for your biscuit or jaffa cake as part of the job then will have to declare that as tax benfefit on your tax return and pay tax on it as a benefit!!!!!

Gavin A · Apr 22, 2012

Lastminuteandy said:
3. Materials only must be charged at the normal VAT rate.....so 5% for PV.

materials only for PV is 20%.

Cider · Apr 22, 2012

TedM said:
New build and retrofit FiT rates are the same since April 1st. 21p, 16.8p or 9p for upto 4kW.

Goes to show how much im out of the picture with installs:dead:

Glen Powell · Apr 23, 2012

Lastminuteandy said:
3. Materials only must be charged at the normal VAT rate.....so 5% for PV.

Is a typo any products regardless of vat band not included in a service (the supplier does not install it) is 20% at the moment, this does not include jaffa cakes at tea time, but materials going into a building as a new build, listed building or barn conversion.

this is as Gavin says earlier, as most have said earlier, and as I said very close to the begining of the topic. ooppps, I am sure we are all clear now.