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VAT and excise

VAT and excise refunds from foreign fuel receipts — receipt or invoice, and the 30 September deadline.

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VAT and excise

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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