We know that size matters for VAT – see marshmallows. Also, if you buy a small amount of bicarbonate of soda it is VAT free. However, bigger tubs are VATable.
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A VAT Did you know?
We know that burying a deceased person is exempt, but exhumation is standard rated and we now know, thanks to the UK Funerals On-line Ltd FTT case, that the service of the repatriation of the body of a deceased person can be viewed as either an exempt supply of funeral services or a zero-rated supply of transport services.
This being the case, zero rating trumps exemption via of The VAT Act 1994, section 30(1).
A VAT Did you know?
Popcorn is standard rated, but microwavable popcorn is VAT free.
A VAT Did you know?
In this hot weather it is important to drink sufficient fluids. If you buy a bottle of water, you will pay VAT, but milk is zero rated.
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The sale of ducks is zero rated, but racing pigeons are standard rated.
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Embryos of animal species which are used for human food may be zero-rated but “anything below” the embryo stage is standard-rated.
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Chocolate body paint is zero rated, but a bar of chocolate is standard rated.
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Colouring books are zero rated unless they contain swear words, nudity or theft – in which case they are standard rated.
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Ferret food has recently been ruled to be subject to 20% tax when previously it was VAT free (from 1973).
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You pay VAT on the first 28 days of a stay at a hotel, but from the 29th the accommodation is VAT free.