by RBD » Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:22 pm
Makes life expensive for the consumer (eg. an ever more expensive BKK where you generally pay VAT plus service charge in good bars and restaurants, which substantially increases the expected bill), and is a GREAT way for the tax authorities to make heaps of money fining companies that actually try to implement VAT and get it even slightly wrong. As for trying to claim back a refund here - ha, ha forget it........All in all, everyone except the tax authorities loses out big time.
Makes life expensive for the consumer (eg. an ever more expensive BKK where you generally pay VAT plus service charge in good bars and restaurants, which substantially increases the expected bill), and is a GREAT way for the tax authorities to make heaps of money fining companies that actually try to implement VAT and get it even slightly wrong. As for trying to claim back a refund here - ha, ha forget it........All in all, everyone except the tax authorities loses out big time.