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Pre-trading expenditure and VAT
October 2nd, 2008 | Tax tips
Often people incur business start up costs (and VAT) before they get round to setting up their limited company and registering for VAT. So, how far back can you go in reclaiming this type of VAT?
A VAT registered company can recover VAT incurred before registration on its first VAT return as long as:
- the person who paid for the item becomes a shareholder, employee or director of the company
- the company reimbursed the individual for the whole cost
- the goods or services in question were acquired for the business
- if goods, they must have been purchased within 3 years of the start of registration and still be owned, e.g. computers. Items that are consumed (petrol, electricity, gas) do not count.
- if services, they must have been purchased within 6 months of the start of registration
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