John Lewis splits >£2000 order in 2 receipts

[SueEllen]

What if you bought say a Mac and a PC at the same time?

It depends on what exactly your business does as they are different operating systems, and it also depends on how many directors/staff members you have.

[PerfectStorm]

What if you bought say a Mac and a PC at the same time?

[eazy]

Other thing to watch out for :

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...all-businesses

15.3 What counts as a single purchase of capital goods?


The normal VAT rules are used to determine whether any particular supply is one, or more than one, purchase and whether supplies are of goods or services.

Examples of a single purchase are:
•a computer package (computer, printer, camera, scanner, speakers etc.) bought as one package is one purchase of capital expenditure goods. If the package costs £2,000 or more (incl. VAT) then input tax can be claimed
•items of kitchen equipment (a pizza oven, a fridge and a dishwasher) bought for a restaurant. If all the items are from one supplier at one time, then they count as one purchase of capital expenditure goods. If they are from three different suppliers or at three different times then they will be three purchases and each must be £2,000 or more (inc VAT) to qualify for a reclaim of VAT

[northernladuk]

Oh ok that makes sense if it is for multiple purchases.
I had assumed this was for a single item.

<giggle>

[DallasDad]

Oh ok that makes sense if it is for multiple purchases.
I had assumed this was for a single item.

[SueEllen]

Thank you for your email regarding the payments on your order.

Please accept my apology for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

The reason for the two separate amounts was because some of our items came from different warehouses so they were billed separately.

If you require any further assistance, please contact us.

Yours sincerely,

JohnLewis.com

I could have told you that and so could anyone who ever had a job in retail.

[ujjain]

Thank you for your email regarding the payments on your order.

Please accept my apology for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

The reason for the two separate amounts was because some of our items came from different warehouses so they were billed separately.

If you require any further assistance, please contact us.

Yours sincerely,

JohnLewis.com

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

ok obvious question, why does the retailer do this?

They split the order up internally, which results in separate invoices being generated once they ship.

[PerfectStorm]

ok obvious question, why does the retailer do this?

Different items shopping at different times, or from different offshore companies as a tax dodge?

[DallasDad]

ok obvious question, why does the retailer do this?

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

I had this with Apple.

HMRC guidance does not actually say "single invoice" but it says "single purchase". Purchase is not defined so I think it's reasonable to take this at face value.

Therefore even if you get two invoices you should have a purchase receipt clearly showing you made a single purchase of goods.

In fact with Apple they helpfully put the same order reference on each invoice further reinforcing they relate to a single purchase.

My accountant tells me that this is fine if you're claiming back the VAT.

So kee everything - you need the VAT invoices to claim the VAT and the purchase to show they were a single purchase of goods.

[ujjain]

Ah, that's great to hear Louisa.

[Louisa@InTouch]

Apple do the same thing as well!

As long as you have the order that confirms that you spent more than £2,000 in the one purchase initially, this would be enough evidence for HMRC.

So, you can still go ahead and reclaim the VAT

[ujjain]

I have placed an order of around £2250 yesterday at John Lewis.

They said it always takes a while until the receipt is available online, but I was surprised to see that they split the receipt in 2 separate receipts.

Does that mean I cannot reclaim VAT of 20%?