Buying a stand in France for exhibition show - VAT Query
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I would look at the section on events here.
www.gov.uk
Work out your place of supply of services for VAT rules
Find out which country’s VAT rules to use when supplying services abroad.
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Thanks. Useful information but I can't find an answer to my question.I would look at the section on events here.
Work out your place of supply of services for VAT rules
Find out which country’s VAT rules to use when supplying services abroad.
I am trying to find out if when talking budget with suppliers, will we be able to get the French VAT refunded or does the vat need to be included in the costs?
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ttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accounting-for-vat-on-goods-moving-between-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-from-1-january-2021/check-how-to-claim-a-refund-of-vat-paid-in-an-eu-member-state
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If a UK VAT registered business is purchasing the stand, as you have described, the Place of Supply is likely to be the UK, not France. So the UK business uses the Reverse Charge to account for the VAT.
(This issue is quite fine, with potentially different outcomes. But, if the French supplier is happy not to charge local VAT, don't disagree!)
(This issue is quite fine, with potentially different outcomes. But, if the French supplier is happy not to charge local VAT, don't disagree!)
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The OP said "The stand will stay in France at all times"
Surely that means the place of supply is France?
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The Place of Supply rules are complex. Usually the supply of an exhibition stand is not the same as a supply of land or property. The lines are fine, so it is up to the OP how much he wants to press the point.
If he is happy that the French supplier is treating the supply as outside the scope of French VAT, the pragmatic view, which is not unreasonable either, is to agree with him and use the Reverse Charge.
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