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  Austin Powell-Allen November 4, 2012 at 11:17am

  lol i agree i used to work in a accident repair garage and was orgainsing a golf day for lads at the garage and got the same offer for repairing the owners battered car a free years membership naturally the repairs would far exceed this! so i would loose out
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  Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt November 4, 2012 at 2:46pm

  Its great if it works and is a like for like offer that you can mutually benefit from.  I am currently working on my architects garden in exchange for drawings for my upcoming extension.  We both benefit from an exchange of skills.
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  David Cox November 4, 2012 at 2:51pm

  A direct exchange of skills of relative value is fair - but a big national chain trying this on to save £thousands is out of order - cheeky at best and down right rude and offensive at best - probably an under-performing gym site with management looking to cut costs.
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance November 4, 2012 at 3:10pm

  I must admit I once did a gardening job in exchange for a couple of tattoos,
  but gym membership? Jesus! I don't think so :-)
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  phil@gardenchief.co.uk November 4, 2012 at 3:34pm

  Did a small tidy up job last week for a set of nearly new 3m Abru double ladders. It was an old lady whos husband had died and when i went to quote she asked if i wanted them, so i told her i'd do the job in exchange.

  Luckily i was going to buy some a couple of weeks ago..
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  briggsandscrapem November 4, 2012 at 3:40pm

  You cant blame them for trying, if you don't ask then you don't get.

  I would not be interested.However if a pub approached me with a similar deal then that would be a different story!

  What view would the HMRC take on this ?
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  Gary RK November 4, 2012 at 4:18pm

  An exchange, trade or skills swap - it's all declarable and possibly liable for VAT :-(

  "VAT and barter transactions

  If you supply services or goods (new or second-hand) and receive other goods or services in payment, there are two separate supplies:

  • the supply from you to your customer
  • the supply from your customer to you

  You must account for VAT, and so must your customer if they're VAT-registered. The VAT treatment is the same as for part-exchanges. You must both account for VAT on the amounts you would each have paid for the goods or services if there had been no barter and they had been paid for with money."
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  Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd November 4, 2012 at 8:33pm

  
  Exactly right Gary.
  Gary RK said:

  An exchange, trade or skills swap - it's all declarable and possibly liable for VAT :-(

  "VAT and barter transactions

  If you supply services or goods (new or second-hand) and receive other goods or services in payment, there are two separate supplies:

  • the supply from you to your customer
  • the supply from your customer to you

  You must account for VAT, and so must your customer if they're VAT-registered. The VAT treatment is the same as for part-exchanges. You must both account for VAT on the amounts you would each have paid for the goods or services if there had been no barter and they had been paid for with money."
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  Exeter garden maintenance November 4, 2012 at 9:49pm

  I cut someones grass 5 times in the summer for a canadian canoe! Its been great.
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  David Benson November 4, 2012 at 11:37pm

  are they offering like for like hours also if you have employees dos it cover them ? i had a gym ring Me once wanting my custom i told them i was too tired on a night to go to a gym and the reply was it would strengthen my stamina. i replied to them come and work with me and see if you want to go to the gym after

  also as this is a open forum be careful what you say as the VAT man might be reading this topic