topic Re: Billing in Pay Monthly

Billing / charitable texts

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:45:48 GMT

Why do I get charged VAT on the top of charitable texts?

Re: Billing

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 13:08:05 GMT

How can I stop a regular text to a charity?

Re: Billing

MI5 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 13:13:56 GMT

You'd have to look on the charity website you have the payment set up on I guess, for answers to both questions.

Re: Billing

adamtemp64 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 14:11:01 GMT

Vat is charged on all services and has to be paid for by o2 to HMRC but the actual value of the text is what is billed so a £5 donation includes a £0.83 vat element that will be shown as vat on bill (£4.17 + £0.83 )but the charity gets the full £5 as per this old bbc news article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8169168.stm

Re: Billing

adamtemp64 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 14:21:25 GMT

Also if you signed up via a shortcode then texting stop to the same shortcode will terminate future payments

Re: Billing

Marjo — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:44:20 GMT

Welcome to our forum @Anonymous!

Please do take a look at the information posted above by our helpful members and let us know if you're all good or if you have any further questions? Cheers

Re: Billing / charitable texts

SteveP156 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:32:07 GMT

I have just been charged £2 on a £10 charitable donation to comic relief. Is this right ?