Electronic Commerce: VAT

(asked on 23rd October 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Amazon has given HMRC a complete list of all the non-UK retailers using Fulfillment by Amazon in the UK, together with their corresponding data and VAT numbers.


Answered by
Lord Bates Portrait
Lord Bates
This question was answered on 6th November 2017

HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.

HMRC expects intermediaries to provide data to the department voluntarily upon request, and has statutory powers to require production of data where necessary.

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