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invice to customer

sasik
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Joined:Sat May 13, 2017 8:09 pm
invice to customer

Postby sasik » Sat May 13, 2017 8:34 pm

I am a plumber by trade (not VAT registered) and my question is a bout an invoice I've sent to one of my customers (they are VAT registered). I sent my invoice which included my labour and some parts. One of the items in my invoice was charged to the customer at £200RRP but I got it for less due of some good trade discount I get from my supplier. My customer asked me for the original receipt with the supplier VAT number in order for him to claim the VAT back. I am reluctant to give him the original receipt because I don't want to disclose the terms and rates I get from the supplier. So my question how do I go about it?

THANK YOU

les35
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Joined:Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:09 pm

Re: invice to customer

Postby les35 » Mon May 15, 2017 8:28 am

I don't think your customer has the right to see an invoice addressed to you, unless that was provided for in your agreement with him. But it is not really a VAT issue.

Lavender2306
Posts:21
Joined:Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:03 pm

Re: invice to customer

Postby Lavender2306 » Tue May 23, 2017 9:55 am

I am a plumber by trade (not VAT registered) and my question is a bout an invoice I've sent to one of my customers (they are VAT registered). I sent my invoice which included my labour and some parts. One of the items in my invoice was charged to the customer at £200RRP but I got it for less due of some good trade discount I get from my supplier. My customer asked me for the original receipt with the supplier VAT number in order for him to claim the VAT back. I am reluctant to give him the original receipt because I don't want to disclose the terms and rates I get from the supplier. So my question how do I go about it?

THANK YOU
Your customer wouldn't be able to claim VAT in this case anyway since the invoice was addressed to you.
You could tell him that you keep information about your suppliers confidential.


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