scott_saints Posted 13 July, 2009 Share Posted 13 July, 2009 Cake or biscuit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 13 July, 2009 Share Posted 13 July, 2009 Cake, and has been proven in court. 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, currently 15%. 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.[9] 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. A question that the court asked itself was "what criteria should be used to class something as a cake?" McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes. In doing so it produced a 12" (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes.[10] 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, Mr Potter QC, included the name, ingredients, texture, size, packaging, marketing, presentation, appeal to children, and manufacturing process. Contrary to a commonly held belief, whether something is considered a 'luxury item' is not a test for VAT purposes. Mr Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. McVities therefore won the case and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa_Cakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scudamore Posted 13 July, 2009 Share Posted 13 July, 2009 Is Mourinho back at Chelsea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted 13 July, 2009 Share Posted 13 July, 2009 Mmm. Jaffa Cakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 13 July, 2009 Share Posted 13 July, 2009 I think they should make Jaffa Biscuits and throw everything in the air. Notice when they made the Jaffa Cake bars they didn't call them Jaffa Cake Cakes. This further confirms that they are cakes and not biscuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69 saint Posted 13 July, 2009 Share Posted 13 July, 2009 The good thing about jaffa cakes is that you never know when they're stale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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