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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Womble on May 18, 2017, 03:51:26 pm

Title: Smallholding VAT rates
Post by: Womble on May 18, 2017, 03:51:26 pm

OK, so after a bit of research, I've managed to ascertain that:

Bumble bees attract VAT at 20% (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-70115-animals-and-animal-food/vat-notice-70115-animals-and-animal-food), whereas honey bees are zero rated.

So that's ok then...... WAIT A MINUTE - WHO THE HELL SELLS BUMBLE BEES?!?!  ???

On a more serious note, can somebody please confirm that I've got these right?:

• Lamb meat sales, zero rated
• Live sheep sales, zero rated
• Sale of laying hens, ducks and geese, zero rated
• Sale of vegetables, zero rated
• Sale of home made jam etc, zero rated
• Eating egg sales, zero rated
• Hatching egg sales for hens, ducks and geese (species normally eaten), zero rated

BUT.....

• Fleece sales, Standard 20% rate
• Hatching egg sales for peafowl (not normally eaten), standard 20% rate

Have I got that correct?  ???