VAT Changes
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2009-12-19 07:26:33 - Graham EllisAs from 1st January 2010, VAT returns from 15% to 17.5%. Training courses are quotes ex VAT, as most of our customers are VAT registered and the tax is a "pass through" cost which does not in the end effect their final company accounts. But it can make a difference for delegates who are not with VAT registered employers, or who's places are not paid for by their employer.
So that means that if you're paying for your own course, you can book and pay for the course up to 31st December, and you'll only be charged VAT at the current (15%) rate. But if you pay just a deposit now, that's deducted off your final invoice which will be at the VAT rate at the time you take the course ... which will be 17.5% from 1st January.
Please get in touch by phone or email up to and including 31st December if you want to book and pay for a 2010 course before the end of this month. The course schedule is [here] ... and we can also take bookings for private courses even over the Christmas period.
Hotel Rooms at Well House Manor are quoted inclusive of VAT; prices will remain unaltered from 1st January (£80.00 for a double room let as a single, £90.00 for a double room let for double occupancy), with the extra VAT being 'eaten' by ourselves - at least for a few months.
Our "weekend specials" continue at £70.00 per room per night - that's for stays of 2 nights of more that include a Saturday night.
Update ... VAT is 20% from 4th January 2011. Hotel rates are now £95.00 (double), £85.00 (single) and £72.00 (delegate) to reflect this tax increase. Course prices - which we quote without VAT - are unaltered; most of our training delegates are paid for by businesses, and although the businesses will pay a higher VAT inclusive price, they will be able to reclaim that extra.