Hi All, I hope someone can help. We are a top rated business on eBay and have recently come into a few issues. Firstly we have had our payments put on hold and restricted as we are required to upload a HMRC statement. We are still in our first 12 months so HMRC isn't due for actually another 3 months. Its been a week now and have been re-assured that this will be lifted. Whats unnerving a little is this is our only income at the moment we were very happy to say we are working a job we love as a family business. Having payments frozen for something that isn't due is not good really as at any point this can happen again. Currently luckily under a 1000 but still alot. Obviousy unexpected. Now we have been advised we are to upload VAT on all out listings, as this may result in another account freeze. In the UK I have asked. Are all sales liable to VAT? No, they are not. Some traders are not registered for VAT because their businesses have a low turnover (sales) and so they cannot charge VAT on their sales (unless they are voluntarily registered) or turn over £85,000 We are not VAT registered, its an offence to charge VAT if you are not registered. I have spoken to a customer service agent at eBay and although quite pleasent and proffesional he openly admitted that he wasn't a tax expert in the UK, but advised I must upload my VAT percentage. I am not VAT registered so I can't. Conversation went round in probably 2 full circles. I have asked a tax expert (an expensive one at that) and confirmed I can't charge VAT unless registered. Has anyone else had issue like this and have they overcome them without their selling account being restricted?
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