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VAT and excise
VAT and excise refunds from foreign fuel receipts — receipt or invoice, and the 30 September deadline.
VAT and excise · · 5 min read
30 September: the deadline nobody extends
A late claim is invalid regardless of its merits. What has to be done before September.
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VAT and excise · · 5 min read
400 or 50 euros: why a quarterly claim is rejected and an annual one is not
The threshold depends on the period. The same amount can be inadmissible for a quarter and admissible for a year.
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VAT and excise · · 5 min read
Not everything you paid comes back: deductibility depends on the country
Only the share that would be deductible in the Member State of refund is repaid. Why an over-broad claim is more dangerous than a narrow one.
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VAT and excise · · 6 min read
Commercial diesel excise refunds: which countries, and how much
Several EU states refund part of the diesel excise duty for commercial transport. The rates, the conditions, and where the gaps appear.
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VAT and excise · · 5 min read
Why your refund intermediary does not reclaim everything
An intermediary processes its own card transactions. What falls outside their field of view, and how to check it.
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VAT and excise · · 4 min read
Rates that change every quarter: how to track excise refund figures
Refund rates change often, and are sometimes suspended altogether. What that means for the calculation and for planning.
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VAT and excise · · 4 min read
Till receipt or invoice: why half your documents never come back as money
Half the documents a driver collects don't qualify for a VAT refund. Why this surfaces too late, and what to ask for right at the till.
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VAT and excise · · 4 min read
30 September: the one date after which foreign VAT stops coming back
An application to reclaim VAT paid in another EU country is filed by 30 September of the following year. How the €400.00 threshold works and what to sort out earlier.
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