JimmyGreaves Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Do I need to charge VAT on invoices to my customers when I am working for my Thai company in the UK. I have no work permit to work in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberstar Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) It would be the Thai company that collects the VAT - not you. Thus, in that respect, it doesn't matter which employee issue the actual invoice nor where he is located when issuing it. Whether the company has to collect VAT for the trade you're thinking of is a different matter depending on undisclosed circumstances. Edited February 6, 2007 by Cyberstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyGreaves Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) It would be the Thai company that collects the VAT - not you. Thus, in that respect, it doesn't matter which employee issue the actual invoice nor where he is located when issuing it.Whether the company has to collect VAT for the trade you're thinking of is a different matter depending on undisclosed circumstances. Ok, I'm talking about doing some IT work in the UK for my Thai company. Does the company need to charge VAT at the Thai rate to the UK client? Edited February 6, 2007 by jflundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerinthai Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 NO VAT on exporting services which are used outside Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyGreaves Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 So clearly the service will be used outside Thailand. Is an IT service exported then as I have done the work in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerinthai Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 So clearly the service will be used outside Thailand. Is an IT service exported then as I have done the work in the UK? Yes - if the Thai company issues an Invoice for a client abroad, it exports a service. Nobody cares if you did the work here or there. You don't need to charge VAT, or more accurately, you charge 0% VAT (VAT for export is set to 0%). IT services........ 1000 GBP . . Total................ 1000 GBP VAT 0%............ 0 GBP Grand Total....... 1000 GBP And you better have some kind of evidence that the money came from abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man River Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 So clearly the service will be used outside Thailand. Is an IT service exported then as I have done the work in the UK? Yes - if the Thai company issues an Invoice for a client abroad, it exports a service. Nobody cares if you did the work here or there. You don't need to charge VAT, or more accurately, you charge 0% VAT (VAT for export is set to 0%). IT services........ 1000 GBP . . Total................ 1000 GBP VAT 0%............ 0 GBP Grand Total....... 1000 GBP And you better have some kind of evidence that the money came from abroad. Just adding additional info to the correct info above. You would have to charge any applicable UK taxes (if any), as the work is being performed in this domicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongmaak Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Can anyone verify that this information is this 100% Correct? My Thai accountants are saying that I have to charge 15% tax for my Web Designer services on my invoices to my UK customers. This seems very bizarre to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkofdavid2 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Can anyone verify that this information is this 100% Correct?My Thai accountants are saying that I have to charge 15% tax for my Web Designer services on my invoices to my UK customers. This seems very bizarre to me! That's really bizarre! I've invoiced foreign customers for services rendered... never had to add on anything. However, it's a little different if you're the one paying a foreign customer for a service rendered to you; there will be an add on tax of some sort but will be offset by something else. Is that the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1308 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 We regularly invoice overseas customers (Middle East, United Kingdom and United States) for work and have never been required to add VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Traveller Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 VAT is a tax levied at the point of delivery, so in the example quoted above the Thai company would not have a VAT liability for the service which is delivered in the UK. However, the UK client company should remit direct to Thailand, not to a UK account. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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