<div dir="ltr"><div>We've been VAT registered since day one. Never gone over the turnover threshold.</div><div><br></div><div>Virtually everyone we sell to is VAT registered so it makes no odds to them if we charge VAT or not.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the years we've saved thousands of pounds in reclaimed input tax.</div><div><br></div><div>I recommend all stations should do this. If you can't fill in the VAT returns yourself find a friendly bookkeeper/accountant and give them some free ads!</div><div><br></div><div>Paul</div><div>Phoenix FM</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 January 2017 at 17:28, Shane Carey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shane@reprezent.org.uk" target="_blank">shane@reprezent.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Have just been through VAT registration with HMRC. A big problem for our sector is that many of us fall into the 'VAT exempt' category, providing education/ certain services which mean we don't have to charge it, but still have to pay it and can't reclaim it. Not really much of an advantage for us as it goes into the treasury coffers. <div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_1122823882265046819gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table style="font-size:small;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:44pt"><td width="168" valign="top" style="border-style:none dotted none none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;width:125.9pt;height:44pt;border-right-color:rgb(64,64,64);border-right-width:1pt"><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Shane Carey</font></span></b><br></p><p><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CEO</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="tel:020%207064%205506" value="+442070645506" target="_blank">0207 064 5506</a></span><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="http://www.reprezent.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(66,1,120)">reprezent.org.uk</span></a></span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(66,1,120);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></u><span style="line-height:16.12px">Bussey Building, Studio C3, 133 Copeland Rd, London SE15 3SN</span><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83);font-family:"MS Gothic";font-size:10pt">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 January 2017 at 17:02, Bill Best <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bill.best@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">bill.best@commedia.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Good evening<div><br></div><div>Application of VAT has nothing to do with PPL and PRS for Music. It would be an HMRC issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra">Bill</div><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br clear="all"><div><div class="m_1122823882265046819m_2453020029434405135gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div><div><div><div>Operations Manager<br></div>Community Media Association<br></div><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/community_<wbr>media</a><br></div><div><a href="https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/Community<wbr>MediaAssociation</a><br><br></div><div></div>Canstream Internet Radio<br></div><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk</a><br></div><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 January 2017 at 15:59, Betar Bangla Ltd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:betarbangla@gmail.com" target="_blank">betarbangla@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">hi everybody,<div>Fantasy radio should know that a lot of community radio stations are not registered for VAT due to low income. Fantasy radio might be earning a huge amount of money, and they are registered, but what about us as we can not claim back what we would pay them as VAT. PRS and PPL should removeed VAT from their invoices and also they should refund all VAT they charged to all community radio station till today.</div><div>I beleive that CMA should take initiative to solve these with PRS and PPL in the interest of Community radio stations.</div><div>thanks<br><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_1122823882265046819m_2453020029434405135h5">On 5 January 2017 at 14:44, fantasy office <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:office@fantasyradio.co.uk" target="_blank">office@fantasyradio.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_1122823882265046819m_2453020029434405135h5">
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Good afternoon.<br>
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I have tried to resist joining in - but I feel I must.<br>
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I am very happy with the PRS PPL deal - it means, with a simple
payment, we can play all the music in the world on our station, with
no logging, returns, or other encumberance. It's a damn good deal.
80 percent of our output is music and I'm very thankful for that. It
brings us an audience, without which, we may as well all go home.<br>
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Community radio is a business - we need to pay for things so we have
something to sell. It's as plain as that.<br>
Electricity, broadband, phone lines, Ofcom licence, PRS and PPL are
the lifeblood of what we do. Of course, if you can get a better deal
somewhere, that's good news. <br>
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And what's the problem with VAT? Anybody with any business sense
knows that if you have to pay VAT and you're registered, YOU CLAIM
IT BACK. This applies to telephone, fuel, equipment and more.<br>
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When we started our first RSLs, then applied for our community
licence, we just looked at the rules, did the costings and worked it
out from there. It really is that simple. We took the decision and
we made it work.<br>
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Please, let's concentrate on producing great radio for our listeners
and it will all work out fine. Don't try to reinvent the wheel - it
may not be perfect but it works pretty well.<br>
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Peace and love in 2017 to all our colleagues in CR.<br>
<br>
Phil Dawson<br>
<b>FANTASY RADIO 97FM</b><br>
Devizes,<br>
Wiltshire.<br>
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