THIS IS WHY YOUR SUBWAY SANDWICH WILL COST YOU A LITTLE MORE THANKS TO NEW TAX

Subway has been hit by the new taxation laws in UK, where any hot and toasted subs will be imposed a 20% VAT. Everybody knows that Subway is one of the favourite stopovers for
quality, fresh, well-wrapped and hot fast food that now goes for an extra cost thanks to new VAT law that was proposed by George Osborne in 2012.

Subway’s effort to protest the new imposed charges has been in vain, even after trying to re-brand their toasted subs to “hot bread sandwiches’ in order to protect the interest of their customers without increasing the price. A spokesman from subway said: “We have been trying to challenge this VAT law since 2012 in order to protect our customers. Subway franchisees have been absorbing the VAT cost, charging a single price for food, whether hot or cold or eat-in or take-away.”

A standard 6 inch sub could cost as much as £3.69 before the introduction of “pasty tax” on VAT. This means that as per now, the customer who wants their sub to be heated up should
add a 20% (equivalent to 69p) which sums up to £4.18 for a single sandwich. Having a sandwich toasted has become a standard procedure to many customers who expressed their unhappy thoughts about the new prices on social media. “Absolutely ridiculous that Subway now charge for toasted bread.” a customer pointed out on twitter. “What next? Charging us to use the bathroom? #subway”, another one expressed his anger. It should not be a surprise that some customers have not noticed about the price changes, saying that they are just consuming their subs. “Has there been a recent change in VAT law I’m not aware or are Subway just taking the ****?”.

A customer on HotUKDeals said: “Just saw a sign in my local Subway saying they’ll
shortly start charging 20% VAT if you ask for your sandwich to be heated
up,”.

“Am never going again” said a fuming customer concerning the new tax rules.

Another one commented “What is this all about? Bold strategy from them. It’s the quickest way to annoy people.”

The rise of charges on heated subs has forced subway to lower the prices of products that do not attract VAT. “Currently Subway stores in the West Midlands are testing a different structure for menu-pricing. The dual-pricing menu is similar to what customers see on other high-street chain menus, which ensures that customers pay the lowest price for products which do not attract VAT.” Subway spokesman said in a statement.

This new tax rules which were made effective as from 9th August 2017 are said to be
politically affiliated. It came as a surprise to the Subway customers across all the cities in the UK who are in need to refuel when lunchtime approaches. Since there is nobody has the will of taking a cold meal deal, they perhaps have no option than to have their sandwich or sausage roll toasted and warmed. The pasty tax (2012) also indicated that you have to pay some extra cost if you have to eat in. in contrast to this cold food are not taxed. This could have an advantage to only those who have their sub as a take away to warm in their
homes.

The introduction of the new VAT rules on hot and toasted sandwiches is just an indication that customers will lower their demand on the product and some will even look for other substitute products. An alternative idea that subway can opt to do in order to retain their customers is to improve the quality of their sandwiches and introduce some offers. It is clear that this pasty tax is against the will of people.

 

Legitimate Ways to Beat the Taxman In The UK

Although paying less tax is the desire of every tax payer, it remains a dream to most of the taxpayers in the UK because tax avoidance has been limited to multi-national corporations; not small businesses. Besides, findi

ng information on how to reduce your tax bill may be tricky. However, all is not lost as far as saving tax is concerned as there are various practical ways for individuals and small businesses to minimise tax. One way to get information on how to save your taxes is to consult tax experts such as tax accountants. The following are applicable tax saving mechanisms you can apply:

i). Top Up Your Pension

This involves contributing more into your pension scheme. This should be done by your employer, who should be responsible for deducting the pension from your salary before it is taxed. For instance, if your yearly earnings amount to £50,000 and
your yearly pension contribution is £3,000, then your taxable income will only
be £47,000. However, if you decided to contribute only £1000 a year towards
your pension, your taxable income would be £49,000, meaning you would pay
more tax.

ii). Trust A Spouse

Trust is a major building block of your relationship with your spouse or civil partner. Likewise, trust can be handy when it comes to saving your taxes. All you need to do is to determine who pays lower tax between the two of you. Moving your savings into the name of the spouse or civil partner with the lower tax rate helps you to save a great deal. For instance, if one of you is under high tax rate and the other is a basic taxpayer, it would be economical to move your savings into the name of the spouse or partner that pays taxes on the basic rate to reduce your tax bill.

iii). Dividend Allowance

Dividend allowance refers to a certain amount of dividends that may otherwise be taxed as an income. To be precise, it is tax exemption for up to a certain amount of dividend income. Dividend tax allowance policy in the UK came into effect in April 2016 to replace the previous dividend tax credit. Each taxpayer in the UK who gets dividend income is entitled to this tax exemption. This exemption is not in any way dependent on the amount of non-dividend income you get. Worthy noting is the fact that your first £5,000 dividends from stocks and shares is not taxed. This simply means that you can be exempted from paying tax on up to £10,000 per year as a couple.

iv) Claim Expenses

Claiming expenses helps you to lower your tax bill if you are either a private landlord or a self-employed individual with small businesses. In this case, you have the liberty to deduct expenses from your income before paying tax. While your expenses as a self-employed income earner may include office service, stationery, equipment repair and car services; mortgage interests and property maintenance may constitute part of your expenses as a private landlord.

Saving tax may prove crucial if you are to reduce your annual expenses and maximise your income. Whether you run big or small businesses, or you are an employee, getting it right at all times is of paramount importance. It is therefore safe to take full advantage of these tax saving tips and apply them to the a tee. Additionally, professionals like tax accountants are handy when you are in need tax saving information- make use of them too.