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The only place that I have found that sells goods tax free are airport departure lounges. I bought a litre bottle of JD at Dallas airport, came to the dollar equivilent of about ten quid. Such a bargain was as irresistable to buy as it was to consume. I got through it so quickly that I thought about topping it up with a smaller bottle bought locally. When I saw the price, now with all the added taxes, I chose the potential arsekicking from my wife.
My first purchase from The Darcy Shirt Company, back when it was called the Vintage Shirt Company, had no VAT added. Not realising that there was tax to be added, I bought and paid for my purchase, which they duly sent me, with a note, to say that I hadn't paid the VAT. My business is VAT registered, I've also had a tax & VAT inspection, these people are draconian. Not wanting Darcy to get into problems, I phoned them and suggested that they credit me the first invoice and re-invoice me with VAT added. To which they replied, "Don't worry, it's only a one off, we've put it down as an overseas sale." That's why I have always thought that foreign buyers were VAT exempt.
My first purchase from The Darcy Shirt Company, back when it was called the Vintage Shirt Company, had no VAT added. Not realising that there was tax to be added, I bought and paid for my purchase, which they duly sent me, with a note, to say that I hadn't paid the VAT. My business is VAT registered, I've also had a tax & VAT inspection, these people are draconian. Not wanting Darcy to get into problems, I phoned them and suggested that they credit me the first invoice and re-invoice me with VAT added. To which they replied, "Don't worry, it's only a one off, we've put it down as an overseas sale." That's why I have always thought that foreign buyers were VAT exempt.