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Multi-Channel Retailing — Vat Accounting

John Ward, Partner, Indirect Tax, Ernst & Young LLP, explains the VAT implications for multi-channel retailers

 
John Ward Partner Indirect Tax Ernst & Young LLP explains the VAT implications for multi-channel retailers
 
Historically high street retailers occupied predictable and constant space in the retail landscape. Customers visited stores entered into sales transactions and took away their purchases.
 
Mail order retailers on the other hand operated a different model. Some sold directly to their customers. Others operated through a network of agents responsible for collecting and placing orders on behalf of others and collecting and remitting payment. Agents earned commission in respect of payments made to the mail order company.
 
The traditional mail order model usually combines the supply of goods...

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