Comments on: Can I claim back the VAT on the things I bought before I was registered for Vat http://www.deliver-it.biz/2008/07/can-i-claim-back-the-vat-on-the-things-i-bought-before-i-was-registered-for-vat/ Answers to a few FAQs and a few useful tips Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alec http://www.deliver-it.biz/2008/07/can-i-claim-back-the-vat-on-the-things-i-bought-before-i-was-registered-for-vat/#comment-898 Alec Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:41:32 +0000 http://www.deliver-it.biz/couriers/2008/07/can-i-claim-back-the-vat-on-the-things-i-bought-before-i-was-regsitered-for-vat/#comment-898 * In fact you can claim the VAT back on any services you receive in the 6 months before registration as long as the services don't relate to 'goods' which you've sold on before registration. So you can claim the VAT back on a subcontractor charges and your mobile phone bill for the last 6 months, but you can't claim the VAT back on the servicing on your van if you sold it on just before you registered for VAT. * In fact you can claim the VAT back on any services you receive in the 6 months before registration as long as the services don’t relate to ‘goods’ which you’ve sold on before registration.

So you can claim the VAT back on a subcontractor charges and your mobile phone bill for the last 6 months, but you can’t claim the VAT back on the servicing on your van if you sold it on just before you registered for VAT.

]]> By: » Can I claim back the VAT on the things I bought before I was regsitered for Vat http://www.deliver-it.biz/2008/07/can-i-claim-back-the-vat-on-the-things-i-bought-before-i-was-registered-for-vat/#comment-7 » Can I claim back the VAT on the things I bought before I was regsitered for Vat Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:12:31 +0000 http://www.deliver-it.biz/couriers/2008/07/can-i-claim-back-the-vat-on-the-things-i-bought-before-i-was-regsitered-for-vat/#comment-7 [...] money-finance-investment-blog.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt When you first register for VAT you’re allowed to claim back the VAT on some of the things you paid VAT on before you became VAT registered. The claim should always be made on your first VAT return. HMRC are ‘allowed’ to let you claim at a later stage but they don’t have to do so. You must be able to provide receipts showing the VAT for anything that you claim the VAT back on in this way. Be warned that HMRC are very likely to ask to see all the supporting VAT receipts if you put in a big recl [...] [...] money-finance-investment-blog.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt When you first register for VAT you’re allowed to claim back the VAT on some of the things you paid VAT on before you became VAT registered. The claim should always be made on your first VAT return. HMRC are ‘allowed’ to let you claim at a later stage but they don’t have to do so. You must be able to provide receipts showing the VAT for anything that you claim the VAT back on in this way. Be warned that HMRC are very likely to ask to see all the supporting VAT receipts if you put in a big recl [...]

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