A notice to recruitment agencies

JeffreyC · 20-12-2010, 07:24 PM

Hi,

I'm the guy that invoices you on behalf of the contractors you've placed.

Let's just have a quick chat about invoicing you at the start of January.

Look, if I invoice you on the 4th January at 20% don't return the invoice to me and tell me it's wrong. The VAT rate then is 20%.

Even worse, don't do the other thing you do by default, which is NOT return the invoice to me and then NOT pay it on the 7th. And when me or the contractor calls you to query the non-payment say "the invoice was rejected" and that it was my fault.

That would make me grumpy.

Kind regards,

Jeffrey

Light_Box · 22-12-2010, 10:06 AM

Sorry, we use self-bill so this is not an issue for us

JeffreyC · 22-12-2010, 10:34 PM

Oh cripes, self-bill, that can be even worse! Half the time you just claim you haven't received the timesheet. How convenient!

bez · 27-12-2010, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffreyC

Look, if I invoice you on the 4th January at 20% don't return the invoice to me and tell me it's wrong. The VAT rate then is 20%.

Not entirely correct - if the work is performed before a VAT change I believe the person invoicing can choose which rate to charge

Malvolio · 28-12-2010, 11:27 AM

It's all about the VAT point. For goods you usually set it at the point the goods are delivered to the client. However, for a continuing supply of services it's the date of the invoice. And you have to charge whatever the ruling VAT rate is at the date of the VAT point.