Misleading Consultation fees!!!

My wife had an appointment with Dr. Chantelle at Dr. Melinda Aesthetics on the 19th January 2024. Dr. Melinda Aesthetics sent the price list via whatsapp. The price list stipulate clearly that the consultation fees are R1000 for 15 MIN and 6-60 min R3000. When leaving the doctors room to pay, the fee was suddenly R1150.

The explanation was that they add 15% VAT to the consultation fee as this go to SARS. On the price list it clearly states that 15% VAT will be added to procedures and nothing is mentioned regarding the consultation fees.

BE VERY CAREFUL: They are misleading their clients with the consultation fees. Surely no-one looks and just pays.

Section 65 requires prices advertised or quoted by electronic services suppliers in respect of a taxable supply of electronic services to include VAT and the electronic services supplier must state in its adverti*****t or quote that the price is inclusive of VAT. The VAT Act further states that price advertised or quoted by a VAT vendor must include VAT and the vendor must state in the advertised or quote that the price includes VAT, unless the total price quoted or advertised is displayed as excluding tax and the price inclusive of tax are advertised or quoted.