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High Court Decision Confirms End of Channel Islands LVCR Abuse and Clarifies State Power to Exclude Mail Order Goods from LVCR.

Posted on April 15, 2012 by RAVAS

On the 15th of March 2012 the High Court in London finally ended the abuse of LVCR from the Channel Islands. You can download the full Judgement here : Judgemen...

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6th of December 2011 could see Final LVCR Announcement as Jersey Minister Accepts Concept of Level Playing Field

Posted on October 12, 2011 by RAVAS

Jersey Treasury Minister Phillip Ozouf has commented on the impending further changes to LVCR  which are expected to be announced in George Osbor...

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RAVAS Pre-Budget Statement Regarding the UK’s Application of Low Value Consignment Relief

Posted on March 20, 2011 by RAVAS

RAVAS is calling upon the government to act definitively to end the competitive distortion and loss of VAT caused by the exploitation of Low Value Consignment R...

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Excuses for the Exploitation of LVCR

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lvcradmin

We receive a fair few emails putting forward arguments and excuses that support the ongoing exploitation of LVCR and we thought we’d share them with you. ...

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Richard Allen – Open Letter to the Chancellor

Posted on October 19, 2010 by lvcradmin

The below is an exact copy of an open letter written by one of our contributors, Richard Allen to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in which he explains the effec...

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VATloophole.co.uk is run by Retailers Against VAT Avoidance Schemes (RAVAS) a group of UK based Internet and high street retailers affected by VAT free mail order.

Further Reading

  • Get in Contact
  • Richard Murphy's page on LVCR
  • Wikipedia Article on VAT relief

Links to LVCR in the Media

  • BBC – Channel Islands VAT-free CD Exporters Face Threat
  • BBC – Pressure mounts on Channel Islands' VAT loophole
  • BBC Jersey – UK Budget is the 'Beginning of the end' for 'fulfilment industry'
  • BBC News – VAT 'loophole' to go under review
  • BBC Radio 4 – ‘The World At One’
  • Businesslife.co – The End of LVCR
  • Channel 4 News – CD Loophole cost rising to more than £150m per year.
  • Channel Islands make last bid to save VAT-free music retailing
  • Horticultural Week – Retail horticultural businesses operating out of the Channel Islands to see reduced tax relief.
  • Mail On Sunday – Osborne To End Unfair VAT Dodge
  • Mail On Sunday – Tax loophole that costs small firms billions expected to be closed by Chancellor
  • Music Week – FSB Complains to EU re LVCR Abuse
  • Music Week – Music retail hopes for UK Government action on VAT
  • Music Week – Retail group predicts December decision on VAT loophole
  • Telegraph – Treasury Tightens Noose on Offshore VAT Exploiters
  • The Daily Mail – Counting the Cost
  • The Daily Mirror – How the Channel Islands VAT loophole makes us all poorer
  • The Daily Mirror – Osbourne Tackles VAT Scam
  • The Daily Mirror – VAT's the end of VAT, then?
  • The Daily Telegraph – Channel Island VAT Loophole To Close This Year
  • The Daily Telegraph – FSB calls on EU to end VAT loophole
  • The Guardian – Barclay twins join tax-haven CD retailers
  • The Guardian – Boom in sales of tax-free CDs casts doubt on Treasury claims
  • The Guardian – Brussels looks for lost VAT in the Channel
  • The Guardian – Budget 2011 : Chancellor moves to close online VAT Loophole
  • The Guardian – Crackdown on Channel Islands VAT loophole
  • The Guardian – George Osborne to clamp down on internet VAT dodge in budget
  • The Guardian – HMV distributors denied credit insurance
  • The Guardian – Number of Independent Record Stores increases for First time in a Generation
  • The Guardian – Offshore companies that holed HMV below the waterline
  • The Guardian – Tesco resurrects online VAT dodge despite Jersey's action to halt 'sham'
  • The Guardian – The hidden cost of online shopping
  • The Guardian – Wishing you a VAT-free Christmas
  • The Guardian – Zavvi name sold to online retailer
  • The Independent – Budget to close Jersey's hidden mail order VAT Loophole
  • The Mail Online – HMV Boost as Tax Loophole shut
  • The Telegraph – Businessman's Fight to Stop Tax Loophole Taken up by Lords
  • The Telegraph – Channel Island Retailers Involved in Postal Scam
  • The Telegraph – EU Expects more changes to Channel Islands VAT Loophole
  • The Telegraph – Horticultural Companies face restrictions on VAT Loophole
  • The Telegraph – Retailers urge further action against Channel Islands tax loophole
  • The Telegraph – Treasury to review tax relief for low-value imports
  • The Telegraph – UK Retailers Criticise Guernsey Government

Recent Posts

  • High Court Decision Confirms End of Channel Islands LVCR Abuse and Clarifies State Power to Exclude Mail Order Goods from LVCR.
  • RAVAS intervenes in Channel Islands attempt to overturn LVCR Legislation
  • It’s over! The final word from RAVAS Spokesman Richard Allen.

Excuses

Click here for the most common arguments supporting LVCR Exploitation
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