VAT rate for re-roofing

[Popstar99]

Hi, I've had a quote to re-roof a 1920's house. The builder has added VAT at 23%. I thought VAT should be 13.5%.
Any advice on this? Thanks in advance

 

[jpd]

Does this help - https://www.revenue.ie/en/vat/vat-on-services/two-thirds-rule/index.aspx

I imagine the cost of the roofing materials could easily be over 2/3rds of the total

 

[T McGibney]

Ask them.

The transaction may be caught under the two thirds rule.

 

[peemac]

Get 2 or 3 other quotes and see what they have.

If it's a "roofing company" rather than a general builder be extremely vigilant as that trade is known to be riddled with less than honest people.

 

[T McGibney]

Get 2 or 3 other quotes and see what they have.

If it's a "roofing company" rather than a general builder be extremely vigilant as that trade is known to be riddled with less than honest people.

It doesn't matter how dishonest one is. If a service provider collects money on foot of an invoice, the VAT on that invoice must be properly accounted for.

Beware also of the possibility of a competitor conveniently pretending for quote purposes that the two thirds rule doesn't exist, only to "remember" later on that it does.

 

[peemac]

It doesn't matter how dishonest one is. If a service provider collects money on foot of an invoice, the VAT on that invoice must be properly accounted for.

Beware also of the possibility of a competitor conveniently pretending for quote purposes that the two thirds rule doesn't exist, only to "remember" later on that it does.

Re-roofing is fairly labour intensive.

So maybe the poster should ask for a breakdown of the quote between materials and labour.

Then there's no dispute later

 

[T McGibney]

Re-roofing is fairly labour intensive.

So maybe the poster should ask for a breakdown of the quote between materials and labour.

Then there's no dispute later

They can ask but they won't get it, if the roofer they engage is anyway serious about the manner in which they run their business.