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Rasi193
Level 1

VAT Flight Tickets EU

I have a flight ticket bought from a Spanish carrier with Spanish VAT. How should I bookkeep this in QuickBooks? If I am not mistaken, the VAT in Spain is 21%.

 

We are VAT registered in the UK.

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Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

VAT Flight Tickets EU

Hello Rasi193, 

 

Welcome to the Community page, 

 

We would advise that you check with an accountant how this would need to be recorded. It's possible you may not be able to reclaim Spanish VAT from HMRC but they will be able to tell you more on that. 

paul72
Level 8

VAT Flight Tickets EU

Hi @Rasi193 

 

For some reason, I can't see the screenshot.

 

You cannot reclaim Spanish VAT from UK HMRC - they tend to get grumpy about things like that!

 

However, unless the invoice shows VAT I am pretty sure that scheduled flights are zero rated (UK & EU still have the same rules on this).

 

For GOODS, there is a mechanism for reclaiming...

How to claim a refund of VAT paid in an EU member state

 

For SERVICES, or where the above does not apply you can claim a refund through the EU 13th Directive process

Find out how to make a claim under the 13th Directive process

 

Hope this helps.

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