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VAT receipt question

  • 153 posts
  • # 55483

I was wondering what you do when an employee/director has purchased something on behalf of a business and then claims the amount back....can the business reclaim the VAT, even if the invoice was made out to the individual?

My understading is that common practise is that this VAT is reclaimed(and this was mentioned on a recent post here, too) but I have seen it debated elsewhere and the consensus was that it is not reclaimable. I've been checking the 'rules' and they do say that VAT is not reclaimable where a third party has paid.


So...when a VAT invoice is made out to an employee/director of the company, can the company reclaim the VAT?

  • 160 posts
  • # 69846

Hi Ruth,

If the director claims the amount back, i would have thought that he could have the VAT back also,

Paula Welsh 

  • 698 posts
  • # 69859

Ruth / Paula

The answer is that in order to claim the VAT back they must have a valid VAT receipt / Invoice and the expenses must be incurred wholly and soley for carrying out the business and or trade.

It is acceptable to recieve invoices in the name of employees and directors so long as the above two criteria are met.

Kind regards
Stuart

  • 153 posts
  • # 69864

Thanks!

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