Accounting for VAT with accidental purchase

[thetiger2015]

Renewed some hosting for a client. Didn't realise but I ended up paying on my personal card.

So the hosting company have billed me £195 including VAT

Client is VAT registered but obviously, I personally am not.

What's the best way to do this? Client pays me the full £195 and I just send a copy of the hosting company invoice for their VAT reclaim/records?

Or do I just bill the client excluding VAT? Even though, that would make their records and mine confusing?

 

[Scalloway]

The bill will need to be in the client's name for them to reclaim the VAT. Either get the hosting company to issue an invoice in the client's name or bill them the total and don't mention VAT.

 

[Philip Hoyle]

I don't suppose the invoice is made out in the name of your customer is it? If it is, you could just re-invoice as a disbursement, give them the invoice and they'd be able to reclaim the VAT.

 

[Stuartb3502]

Amateur view... Couldn't you bill them as normal from your company including VAT? The fact that you personally paid for the hosting makes no difference to your client if you are re-selling a VAT-able service.

Then you do an expense claim to your company breaking out the VAT and providing VAT invoice to your company so that it can be claimed?

 

[Scalloway]

Amateur view... Couldn't you bill them as normal from your company including VAT? The fact that you personally paid for the hosting makes no difference to your client if you are re-selling a VAT-able service.

Then you do an expense claim to your company breaking out the VAT and providing VAT invoice to your company so that it can be claimed?

The OP isn't VAT registered.