FabSwingers.com forum: Jaffa cakes

By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

According to a court rulling I remember hearing about it is officially a cake.

I checked wiki and I quote....

"In the United Kingdom, value added tax is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits, but not on chocolate-covered cakes. McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes at a VAT tribunal in 1991, against the ruling that Jaffa Cakes were biscuits due to their size and shape, and the fact that they were often eaten in place of biscuits. McVitie's insisted that the product was a cake, and according to rumour produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to illustrate its point. After assessing the product on eleven criteria, including "texture", "attractiveness to children" and "consistency when stale", the court found favour of McVitie's, meaning that VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes in the United Kingdom."

By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

a main difference between biscuits and cakes is that biscuits go soft when they are stale, whereas cakes generally go solid. It was proven that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale therefore being a cake. The case was won and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes.

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cake, for the purposes of VAT."

no as so well discribed a cake because its a cake small maybe but cake none the less.btw my relative used to be the mad jaffercake eater in 70's tv ads

By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

"Cake or biscuit??

Jeez dude, the clue is in the name.... I dunno, some people eh!