mikesc Posted April 30, 2019 Report Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) Back when I last lived in the UK..over 30 years ago now..Trade counters would only sell to registered businesses in the same trade..Like a restaurant owner could not buy paint from a trade paint supplier's "trade" counter..Although my local "cash and carry" was quite happy to sell me food and , alcohol etc, at wholesale prices ( every business I knew had a "cash and carry card" ) even though I had ( completely non food businesses at that time ) a craft shop and a printing business. You could only get access to the "trade" counter of any business, and to the "cash and carry" if you could prove that you were a registered business.. UK must have changed even more in many respects than those I see from outside..Here "trade" price or "trade" counter requires proof of being a business ( business registration number, headed note paper ( which has to have your business registration number on it ) , and frequently a recently issued ( less than 3 months old ) from the relevant govt dept business registration document ) ..non food related businesses cannot purchase from food "cash and carry" type outlets "food section"..tobacco products are only available through specific shops anyway.. "Trade" is usually between 50% and 30% lower than retail ( retail being the public price, minus the VAT element ) ..Many of the tanneries will not deal at all with anyone who is not a registered business, you can be registered as more than one type of business or service supplier at once..I am..But you have to pay more taxes etc that way.. "Paperwork" here for businesses is a nightmare..I'm in the middle of calculating and submitting my taxes for 2018-2019 ( year ending April 2019 ) at the moment..Have until 15th may to get the paperwork in to the tax authorities.. Salaried people just moved onto PAYE type tax system this year..yes..this year!! They still ( for this year at least ) have to submit tax forms as well or they can "do it online"..similar to how it works I think in the USA..long time since I was in the USA , so it may have changed there. Edited April 30, 2019 by mikesc Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
Contributing Member fredk Posted April 30, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) There are still a few places which will only deal with trade. Near Belfast is an outlet called Makro. It only sells to business people and you need to register - and they check. They sell business / office goods and food and more. I used to be registered but let it lapse as I could buy everything they sold at prices far less in Tesco or ASDA Edited April 30, 2019 by fredk Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members jcuk Posted May 12, 2019 Members Report Posted May 12, 2019 You might want to check returns policy who pays that. Hope this helps JCUK Quote
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