If you paid local VAT in 2021 on goods or services purchased in an EU country and you use such supplies for your business, you can claim a VAT refund. The refund option is often forgotten by businesses, so we would like to remind you that the deadline for claiming a refund of VAT paid in 2021 expires on 30 September 2022.   Most often these are invoices for hotels, entrance fees to congresses, exhibitions, fairs, fuel, various other cash expenses during business trips, etc.

Any Czech VAT payer, who does not have a registered office or place of business for VAT purposes in the country of refund, can apply for a VAT refund. The conditions for claiming VAT are similar to those for claiming a VAT refund in a Czech tax return. The application needs to be submitted electronically in the Czech Republic. The application must be signed with an electronic signature, or you can authorise a tax adviser to submit the application on your behalf.

We will be happy to help you prepare your VAT refund claim from other Member States.

Author: Richard Knobloch