We are applied vat exemption and amazon replied,

In order to be classified as VAT exempt with regard to the VAT charged on your fees you must meet the following criteria.

- You must be registered as a business in the UK (i.e. a Limited Company or a Sole Proprietorship / Sole Trader).

- You must have your business details added to your selling account under settings > account info > identity information.

- You must be earning less than the VAT registration threshold of £85,000.

- You must provide a document to confirm you are in business and actively trading, I'll outline the acceptable documents below for your reference.

In order to proceed with your VAT exemption request please provide us with one of the following documents for your sole proprietorship.

- A copy of your most recent yearly tax return showing sole trader revenue. If you have not yet submitted a tax return for your business please provide the following.

- A letter from HMRC specifically confirming your self employment status as well as the date you registered with HMRC as self employed. Or a letter from HMRC confirming your status as a sole trader / sole proprietor as well as the date you registered your sole proprietorship / sole trader business with HMRC.

but

we are contacted to HMRC for your required latter they repllied,

""We are getting increased level of contact from Amazon

employees and others requesting a letter to confirm their

employment status. Policy has confirmed following should apply

for anyone requesting this letter HMRC does not issue letters

confirming the employment status of any workers. They can

use HMRC’s Check Your Employment Status for Tax (CEST)

tool on GOV.UK to know whether they are employed or selfemployed for tax purposes. Using the CEST tool is their only

option.""

Please help how we resolve the vat exemtion issue.