Posterguy Tim

Hi there, I am having issues with EBay as my business name is different from my uk VAT business name I have changed my UK VAT business name through the HMRC online service to match my eBay account name, however the UK VAT checker service is still showing the old business name. I understand the VAT checker service is what eBay uses to match names. Is it possible to get the VAT checker name changed or do I need to apply for a new uk bay number to match my eBay business name FYI I tried to change my eBay account business name to match the tax details but believe it or not that is even more challenging to do for various reasons. Thanks 

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Hi can I get a reply to the above question please? Thanks

Hi There, thanks for your response. I have found out that the UK seller of the goods is not VAT registered (as their sales are well below the VAT threshold) Does that mean that me as a non resident making a deemed zero rated supply to the online market place, that I don't need to register for VAT, given that I won't be able to recover VAT from the non VAT registered UK seller? Or do I still need to register for VAT and submit zero rated VAT returns each quarter? Many Thanks

Hi there. I am a non resident operating a sole trader business from NZ through eBay (just started operating) dropshipping items from a supplier in the UK to mainly UK customers - ie the inventory is already onsite in the UK and held by the UK supplier. it is likely a few of my sales will be in the UK. These are all low value items under 100 pounds. The uk customers will purchase from my eBay store and I will send instructions to the UK supplier who packages and posts the items to uk customers. Note I will only be selling through eBay, From the eBay website it says that Ebay as the online market place collects the VAT and passes it to HRMC, and i can see that the VAT is included when I look at one of the invoices from my first sale. However eBay have confused me by then saying that I need to register for VAT and provide eBay with a VAT number as HRMC requires this. I am happy to comply but this feels like i would be returning VAT and doubling up on VAT when eBay as the online market place already collects the VAT? (or so I understand, but could be wrong?) So my main question is am I supposed to register for VAT as a non resident UK individual in this situation or do I need to somehow register my details in another way with HRMC. Any advice appreciated, thanks