how much is a euro worth in u.s. dollars?
Jun 2nd 2003, 4:47 am
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Re: how much is a euro worth in u.s. dollars?
On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 16:28:22 GMT, greg byshenk wrote
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> On an additionaly note, I was just in London this weekend, and
> noticed that a number of cafes had different prices for
> "take-away" and "eat-in".
A few years ago the tax people deemed that food eaten in was liable for
VAT -- the "value added" being the services provided by the restaurant.
Take-away food wasn't liable for the tax, as it was deemed that no
"value" was being "added" to the product (although if I recall
correctly, there was some difference relating to whether or not the
food was hot or cold.)
The logic of tax guys: doncha' just love it.....
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> On an additionaly note, I was just in London this weekend, and
> noticed that a number of cafes had different prices for
> "take-away" and "eat-in".
A few years ago the tax people deemed that food eaten in was liable for
VAT -- the "value added" being the services provided by the restaurant.
Take-away food wasn't liable for the tax, as it was deemed that no
"value" was being "added" to the product (although if I recall
correctly, there was some difference relating to whether or not the
food was hot or cold.)
The logic of tax guys: doncha' just love it.....
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Cheers,
Harvey
For e-mail, change harvey to whhvs.
Jun 5th 2003, 8:56 pm
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Re: how much is a euro worth in u.s. dollars?
In article , [email protected]
(Marie Lewis) wrote:
Marie wrote:
> IN the UK the rate is 17 and a half % but there is no VAT on books
> and newspapers, food and children's clothes.
And numerous other things, for example railway tickets and postage stamps.
(I'm not sure if they're zero-rated or exempt.)
(Marie Lewis) wrote:
Marie wrote:
> IN the UK the rate is 17 and a half % but there is no VAT on books
> and newspapers, food and children's clothes.
And numerous other things, for example railway tickets and postage stamps.
(I'm not sure if they're zero-rated or exempt.)
Jun 6th 2003, 8:53 am
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Re: how much is a euro worth in u.s. dollars?
In article ,
[email protected] (Harvey Van Sickle) wrote:
> A few years ago the tax people deemed that food eaten in was liable for
> VAT -- the "value added" being the services provided by the restaurant.
> Take-away food wasn't liable for the tax, as it was deemed that no
> "value" was being "added" to the product (although if I recall
> correctly, there was some difference relating to whether or not the
> food was hot or cold.)
Hot takeaway is taxed, cold isn't, although I think there are probably
further elaborations, permutations and obfuscations within that general
rule.
[email protected] (Harvey Van Sickle) wrote:
> A few years ago the tax people deemed that food eaten in was liable for
> VAT -- the "value added" being the services provided by the restaurant.
> Take-away food wasn't liable for the tax, as it was deemed that no
> "value" was being "added" to the product (although if I recall
> correctly, there was some difference relating to whether or not the
> food was hot or cold.)
Hot takeaway is taxed, cold isn't, although I think there are probably
further elaborations, permutations and obfuscations within that general
rule.
Jun 6th 2003, 10:02 am
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Re: how much is a euro worth in u.s. dollars?
[email protected] in message wrote:
> Hot takeaway is taxed, cold isn't, although I think there are probably
> further elaborations, permutations and obfuscations within that general
> rule.
Indeed there are. There was a recent tax case involving Domino's Pizza
and whether the cold dip supplied with a pizza should be subject to VAT
or not, since it theoretically can be bought separately. The ruling was
that it should be.
The imposition of VAT on hot take away food was brought in after
complaints of unfairness from the restaurant trade, although the
opposite solution of no VAT on restaurant food appears not to have been
considered the solution ...
Jez
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> Hot takeaway is taxed, cold isn't, although I think there are probably
> further elaborations, permutations and obfuscations within that general
> rule.
Indeed there are. There was a recent tax case involving Domino's Pizza
and whether the cold dip supplied with a pizza should be subject to VAT
or not, since it theoretically can be bought separately. The ruling was
that it should be.
The imposition of VAT on hot take away food was brought in after
complaints of unfairness from the restaurant trade, although the
opposite solution of no VAT on restaurant food appears not to have been
considered the solution ...
Jez
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