Learning on the job versus VAT

[Cirrus]

abc111, your English is not very good so write longer sentences so people have a better chance of understanding what you are talking about.

[TheFaQQer]

Hi
Please advise if the learning on the job i.e. literature review, research, training should be classed as normal VAT chargeable services.

thanks.

I'm guessing here - you need to do some learning on the job for whatever reason. To learn, you need to buy books / materials / access to other websites etc. You want to know whether you can charge VAT on these expenses somehow.

Assuming you are VAT registered, then the answer is yes. You put down your time and expenses, then add VAT to that amount and invoice the client the gross amount. What they are for is irrelevant, you need to add VAT to what you are charging.

How you account for the expenses is between you and the client - if the client agrees to pay the expenses then that's great. If the client doesn't agree to pay the expenses, then you don't charge them - you certainly don't add a few extra hours that you didn't work to cover that.

[washed up contractor]

Hi
Please advise if the learning on the job i.e. literature review, research, training should be classed as normal VAT chargeable services.

thanks.

While learning on the job happens, you want to bill and presumably charge the client VAT while you do this!?

Are you serious? Did you tell porkies at the interview and said you had the required skill and would hit the ground running? Sheeeesh!

[cojak]

And on the basis that we’ve given the same answer in a variety of ways I’m closing this thread.