ARTICLE · 19 MAY 2016

It's Not Too Late… Yet! Get Cracking On VAT Refund Claims

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Companies established outside the EU now have under two months to submit refund claims in most EU Member States for VAT paid in 2015 (EU-based businesses have until the end of September).

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Frederic Raepers

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Companies established outside the EU now have under two months to submit refund claims in most EU Member States¹ for VAT paid in 2015 (EU-based businesses have until the end of September).

Deadlines are applied strictly by tax authorities and cannot be extended. Failure to submit the required documentation in time will lead to the loss of otherwise refundable VAT.

For businesses, the preparation and submission of the VAT refund claims can be a time-consuming and potentially burdensome process.

The process typically includes:

identifying the relevant transactions and collecting the original paper invoices needed to be submitted with the VAT refund claims
reviewing invoices to confirm their eligibility for VAT recovery

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