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This might interest people who are VAT registered in the UK, and provide Gigs to firms in the UK 

I used to do consultancy for a firm in Japan, I invoiced them without VAT as they are off-shore. When the VAT inspector came around he tried to get me to pay £5000 and a massive fine to cover the VAT I was "meant" to have charged them. They argued and argued until I got a very expensive TAX accountant involved and he said "because I was actually in Japan, delivering the work but raising invoices in the UK everything was OK and the VAT people backed off". That cost me £2000 to sort out. 

Now I am on Fiver I am selling to UK buyers, and working in the UK I would have a really big shlt-show to deal with including a £'000 fine which if I didn't pay I would have to move into a "His Majesties Hotel" for a year or so. 

Has anybody tested the "well I actually work for Fiverr, and they are in Israel line" with the VAT people and got things settled without any unpleasantness, or am I the only freelancer who works outside the IR35 for a living and has a VAT registered company to operate out of? 

Please share experiences, I just charge my clients VAT and offer a receipt at the moment so they can claim it back from VAT man. 

I am UK VAT registered and my clients are in the UK.  I have to charge them VAT right ?

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