@returns_andexdisplay wrote:
Why do ebay keep repearting that accounts are only forced to become a business account when they hit the VAT threashold of 85K. HMRC mention you become a business when you buy products to sell for a profit. There are countless accounts in catagories that I sell in, who often have mutiple accounts selling the same items (which again is meant to be against ebay polices) yet no matter how many times they get reported ebay do nothing.
ebay keep sending messages asking sellers to pay more for permoted listings or even calling to book a account health check which was basicaly have you considered paying ebay more to list and when I was not interested lost interested and ended the call pretty quick. I would spend money on advertisting if I knew I was competing equally against competiors but many on the site get given a thousand free listings a month, lower FVF and don't have to accpet buyer remorse returns all while trading as a business.
There can be a number of reasons why request an account to upgrade to a business account. Two of the main being the account is selling more than the threshold on eBay, this amount includes the total cost of the transaction. In some cases the HMRC has reached out to eBay and provided a Business Name that needs to be VAT registered. eBay locates the eBay account related to the business and places the action on it.
Usually when a report is received, the account is reviewed and there may or may not be action taken against them depending on the findings. It might also be the case that we have reached out and asked for more information or gave the account holder time to take an action we provided them so it would appear that nothing happened on the account.
Thanks,
Dave
