Right, first off, the mrs is driving me mad with this as it aint as straightforward as "should i pay cash or get a vat invoice for my conservatory?" type of dilemma.
One of my best freinds is doing our conservatory. He helped me build a 22sqm extension 3 years ago and saved us 1000s.
His quote for the conservatory is £7k, yesterday i innocently asked how he wanted paying and he asked "do you want to pay cash or go through the books and add vat?"
Now, he's a very trustworthy friend. If i had issues with the build, he'd sort them regardless. I queried the warranty on the conservatory part of the build (excluding base and bricks) and he said the guy he gets to do that will certify and warranty it as he has his own conservatory company.
So, the mrs is doing one about this. She wants a receipt (why?).
We had the same argument with the extension. She says because she works for the inland revenue she cannot risk doing things underhanded and that tax must be declared.
My argument is that however much we are charged and however much we pay, we are NOT responsible for the seller/builder declaring/paying tax on what we pay him.
Am i right, or is it me being the douche?!
If she insists on it going through his books and paying vat then we either pay an extra £1400 or if the original £7k quote included vat then we'd only be paying £5,833.
We desparately need to save money, but she makes me feel like some flippin criminal for paying cash.
What do you guys think? Our wedding on 24th august could rest on this decision, lol.
Ironically, her best friends are a married couple with their own gardening business. Last week they removed loads of crap from the garden to make way for the conservatory. They'll expect cash or a favour in return....
....wonder what the mrs will say to that!!!!
Help me oh forumites...........before i bury her in the footings!
One of my best freinds is doing our conservatory. He helped me build a 22sqm extension 3 years ago and saved us 1000s.
His quote for the conservatory is £7k, yesterday i innocently asked how he wanted paying and he asked "do you want to pay cash or go through the books and add vat?"
Now, he's a very trustworthy friend. If i had issues with the build, he'd sort them regardless. I queried the warranty on the conservatory part of the build (excluding base and bricks) and he said the guy he gets to do that will certify and warranty it as he has his own conservatory company.
So, the mrs is doing one about this. She wants a receipt (why?).
We had the same argument with the extension. She says because she works for the inland revenue she cannot risk doing things underhanded and that tax must be declared.
My argument is that however much we are charged and however much we pay, we are NOT responsible for the seller/builder declaring/paying tax on what we pay him.
Am i right, or is it me being the douche?!
If she insists on it going through his books and paying vat then we either pay an extra £1400 or if the original £7k quote included vat then we'd only be paying £5,833.
We desparately need to save money, but she makes me feel like some flippin criminal for paying cash.
What do you guys think? Our wedding on 24th august could rest on this decision, lol.
Ironically, her best friends are a married couple with their own gardening business. Last week they removed loads of crap from the garden to make way for the conservatory. They'll expect cash or a favour in return....
....wonder what the mrs will say to that!!!!
Help me oh forumites...........before i bury her in the footings!
