Boycie Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Chocolate digestives are subject to VAT. Meanwhile, deeper down in the biscuit barrel, chocolate chip cookies are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 And don't get me started on jaffa cakes. Is it a cake or a biscuit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Let me help explain, Under UK law, no Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged on biscuits and cakes  they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT. McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts. This may have been because Jaffa Cakes are about the same size and shape as some types of biscuit, and particularly because they are commonly eaten alongside, or instead of, traditional biscuits. The court asked "What criteria should be used to class something as a cake?" McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes, producing a 12" (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes. McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, among other things, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard. It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale. Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Potter QC, included the name, ingredients, texture, size, packaging, marketing, presentation, appeal to children, and manufacturing process. Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. McVities therefore won the case and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 My personal view is the french translation should give direction. Bis, meaning twice, and cuit (past participle of cuire, to cook). Is it baked twice? If so, its a biscuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Do you bake a cake twice? news to me, mind you, i'm a proper man. Not one of yer "intouch w'yer femine side" fella's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 ****** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Do you bake a cake twice? news to me, mind you, i'm a proper man. Not one of yer "intouch w'yer femine side" fella's. You bake biscuits twice. Bis cuit. Twice baked. Cakes you bake once, then gorge on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingy Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I think you'll find that when a biscuit is stale it goes soft whilst a stale cake goes hard (like trigger when the school bus goes past his house:eek:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I think you'll find that when a biscuit is stale it goes soft whilst a stale cake goes hard (like trigger when the school bus goes past his house:eek:) cunny funt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Red Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Let me help explain, Under UK law, no Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged on biscuits and cakes they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT. McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Herr Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts. So thats why he got so fat and couldn't sing and turned to ranting on forums for a living!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Todays installment http://www.simonpanrucker.com/beans.html enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 cheers, it tickled trigs tiny mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Red Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Red Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 geezerz h Boycie ...its Ronaldo's newborn bairn! Take it away and dump it back in the Trent lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 http://www.simonpanrucker.com/beans.html enjoy. Get a job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 looking for one like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 You have to be clever for a cushty job like mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 not that clever surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 kin ell! :eek: the wanderer returns, where you been? Nottingham, trying to find a virgin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 no mate,major problems at my end. ask Vicky she'll fill you in on the details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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