3rd May 2012, 11:25 AM
Here, here, Kev, and lets make it more even expensive for the developer by putting VAT on THEIR archaeology and still have to have vollys doing the jobs of recent graduates who are trying to pay off the bankers debts.
Trying to get my mind round this You have a law that says that if a little old lady wants permission to develop their land that they must undertake some archaeology (whatever that is, you decide). They must find an archaeologist who must goon on to the little old ladies land and in some cases totally excavate the archaeology that is there. These archaeologists must then educate as many public plebeians as they can as to what was observed on this persons land. These archaeologists must then encourage the person who owns the land to donate all the things that were found on the land and all the records that were made of archaeology that was on this little old ladies land to the museum. The archaeologist will then charge the little old lady to do all this including radiocarbon dates and to pay for keeping the little old ladies things in a museum store. When the archaeologists adds up the costs of everything that they have done and produced for the little old lady for the good of the peoples republic of wales and possibly the whole of humanity, the little old lady must pay 20%, maybe 7.5% there and a 5% here, above the costs. (obviously(not) if the development is a newbuild maybe the little old lady can claim the costs back but not if it is an conservatory).
PS forgot to add in HER photocopying VAT and giving advice to the advisors.
Sorry this is all ideal speculation because I don?t know what you charge VAT for as I have never seen any definitive statement about ?archaeology?and VAT made by say for example the ifa 0r HMRC or bajr and even those who have paid it. I did once have the good doctor go on about talk to your accountant but I haven?t got one.
Have a Jaffa cake
Trying to get my mind round this You have a law that says that if a little old lady wants permission to develop their land that they must undertake some archaeology (whatever that is, you decide). They must find an archaeologist who must goon on to the little old ladies land and in some cases totally excavate the archaeology that is there. These archaeologists must then educate as many public plebeians as they can as to what was observed on this persons land. These archaeologists must then encourage the person who owns the land to donate all the things that were found on the land and all the records that were made of archaeology that was on this little old ladies land to the museum. The archaeologist will then charge the little old lady to do all this including radiocarbon dates and to pay for keeping the little old ladies things in a museum store. When the archaeologists adds up the costs of everything that they have done and produced for the little old lady for the good of the peoples republic of wales and possibly the whole of humanity, the little old lady must pay 20%, maybe 7.5% there and a 5% here, above the costs. (obviously(not) if the development is a newbuild maybe the little old lady can claim the costs back but not if it is an conservatory).
PS forgot to add in HER photocopying VAT and giving advice to the advisors.
Sorry this is all ideal speculation because I don?t know what you charge VAT for as I have never seen any definitive statement about ?archaeology?and VAT made by say for example the ifa 0r HMRC or bajr and even those who have paid it. I did once have the good doctor go on about talk to your accountant but I haven?t got one.
Have a Jaffa cake
Reason: your past is my past