Vat & Tax reclaim

Tax Reclaims

Tax Reclaims for Conferences

New Irish legislation enables VAT reclaims on accommodation costs incurred by conference delegates

A business delegate attending a qualifying conference is entitled to reclaim the VAT paid in respect of accommodation costs incurred while attending that conference.

A qualifying conference means a conference or meeting in the course or furtherance of business organized to cater for 50 or more delegates which takes place at a venue designed for the purposes of hosting 50 or more delegates. The procedure for reclaiming this VAT is as follows:

For businesses registered for VAT in Ireland, it can be included as a deduction in their normal bi-monthly VAT return. For businesses established in other EU Member States a claim can be made to the Irish VAT authorities under the Eighth VAT Directive (79/1072/EEC)

For businesses established outside the EU, a claim can be made to the Irish VAT authorities under the Thirteenth VAT Directive (86/560/EEC)’

A system called Tax Back International has been set up to assist companies who don’t have the expertise or resources themselves to maximize their VAT returns, please go to www.irishrefunds.com/dcb for more details.

For more information, contact:

The Office of the Collector General

Unregistered VAT Repayment Section

River House

Charlotte Quay

Limerick

www.revenue.ie

VAT Refund

Reclaim the VAT on your Foreign Invoices

VAT can be as high as 27%

Companies operating across borders may incur foreign VAT which they cannot reclaim through their domestic VAT returns. Taxback.com can help. VAT recovery is the process that can allow you to reclaim the foreign VAT.

The VAT on a variety of expenses that can be reclaimed include:

  • Hotels
  • Restaurant / Meals
  • Business Entertaining
  • Telecommunications
  • Training costs
  • Trade Shows / Conferences
  • Advertising Costs
  • Storage costs
  • Professional fees
  • And Many More…

To view a chart of the countries refunding to US based clients click here

To view a chart of the countries refunding to EU based clients click here

* Terms and conditions apply