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November 2011: UK Deadline for vat refund claims approaches
The UK deadline for vat refunds on invoices dated 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is on 31 December 2011...... Read full story
September 2011: HMRC block online EU vat refund submissions
One of our clients was submitting very late this year, just 4 days before the deadline. With the deadline looming, we had a very unpleasant surprise when... Read full story
August 2011: EU Refund Deadline Approaches
The deadline for EU vat refunds is 30 September 2011 for all 2010 dated invoices... Read full story
July 2011: Slow Processing of Vat Refund Claims
When the new electronic refund processes were implemented on 1 January 2010, the Italian tax authorities made enormous efforts to pay claims on time. Indeed, for the first half of 2010, claims were being paid within 4 months. However, slow processing and late payments of claims is once again... Read full story
May 2011: European organisations issuing non-vat compliant invoices
While the reverse charge came into effect almost 18 months ago, there are still a significant number of organisations across Europe (including in the UK) which charge vat when the reverse charge should apply. This error causes... Read full story
Apr 2011: 30 June 2011: Vat Deadlines
Please note that the vat deadlines for claims from Norway and Switzerland is fast approaching. Claims must have reached these two tax authorities by 30 June, or they will be rejected... Read full story
Jan 2011: Swiss vat forms change
The Swiss tax authorities have recently revised the form for vat refunds. Please note that you must use an agent in Switzerland and ITR would welcome the opportunity to act as you agent. Contact us today for a no obligation quote.
Dec 2010: Italy improves refund timescales
It seems the Italian tax authorities really have turned things around. Payment of claims under the old paper system used to take between 2 and 3 years. However,... Read full story
Nov 2010: Irish vat reclaims more difficult in 2010
A relaxed attitude by the Irish tax authorities seems to be a thing of the past. When you submit your first application for an EU vat refund, be prepared to... Read full story
Oct 2010: Extension to 31 March 2011 Approved
The EU voted unanimously to extend the EU deadline for 2009 invoices to 31 March 2010,... Read full story
Sep 2010: Decision on EU vat refund extension expected on 25 September
The Commission have now moved the deadline for deciding whether to approve and extension to the EU vat refund deadline of 30 September forward to the 25th of September. This is great news as ... Read full story
Aug 2010: Deadline Extension for EU vat refunds uncertain
Back in July, the EU commission proposed an extension to the 30 September 2010 deadline until 31 March 2011 for 2009 dated invoices. Unfortunately, progress has been very slow ... Read full story
Apr 2010: EU tax authorities fail to issue required notices for EU Vat refunds
Communication from the EU tax authorities following the introduction of the new electronic VAT refund platform has been patchy at best. In particular, ... Read full story
Mar 2010: EU VAT Refund submission failures - No news not good news
Recently, a valid claim we prepared was rejected by the Spanish platform for technical reasons. Neither the client nor the agent received any notification that the claim had not been accepted ... Read full story
Feb 2010: Clients receive multiple, duplicate authorisation codes
When your EU Vat refund agent sets you up on the new HMRC system, you may find you receive tens of authorisation letters from the HMRC. This systems glitch ... Read full story
Jan 2010: Swiss and Norwegian VAT Refunds - HMRC reluctant to issue required documentation
Updated Information: EU Member States may have replaced their paper processes for recovering foreign VAT with an electronic platform, but there have been no such changes in Switzerland and Norway. However, the HMRC has disbanded the VAT 66 department which produced the only form ... Read full story
Jan 2010: New Directive creates more work for Austrian and German VAT reclaims
With the old style paper VAT refund applications, Austrian and German VAT authorities allowed a simplified approach for VAT recovery on small value invoices. Unfortunately, with the new electronic system ... Read full story
Jan 2010: New VAT directive: Advice on the new Process
The New VAT Directive went live on 1 January 2010. There is still limited information to date, but we recommend that any business seeking a successful VAT recovery adhere to the following advice: ... Read full story
Dec 2009: Austrian tax authorities speed refunds under the 8th Directive
The Austrian tax authorities have always promptly paid out foreign VAT refunds, but this December they exceeded all expectations. Mwst (VAT) refund applications ... Read full story
Nov 2009: Double taxation agreement signed between Germany and Pakistan
Germany and Pakistan have now signed a double taxation agreement which in theory should allow German businesses to reclaim VAT incurred in Pakistan ... Read full story
Oct 2009: German tax authorities increase rejections and questionnaires
Our customers have seen a large increase in the number of queries, questionaires and seemingly spurious rejections of German VAT refund claims by the German tax authorities. As a rule, rejections have been ... Read full story
Sep 2009: Swedish tax authorities query Place of Supply
The Swedish VAT authorities have been actively querying 8th Directive claims with a view to establishing whether Moms (Swedish VAT) was correctly charged ... Read full story
Aug 2009: Suppliers charging cross border VAT incorrectly
Businesses may have a difficult time convincing their supplier that VAT is not chargeable under the new cross border VAT rules ... Read full story
Jul 2009: German tax authorities target conference organisers
In 2009, the German tax authorities started actively targeting conference organisers operating at German conference venues, which had not registering for VAT in Germany. Rumours abound that ... Read full story
Jun 2009: 13th Directive claims in Monaco
Non-EU businesses submitting claims for the recovery of TVA (French VAT) in Monaco should note that they are required to use a VAT agent registered in Monaco. A VAT agent ... Read full story