Foreign companies have nevertheless the possibility to obtain under certain conditions the refund of the VAT paid. A refund claim has to be submitted to the relevant French tax authorities.
TEVEA has been offering for more than 20 years VAT refund services and can handle the entire refund formalities and procedure.
VAT can be refunded on all expenses incurred for the participation to a convention with the exception of accommodation expenses and people transportation expenses (see TEVEA’s website for more information).
Requested documents
- all original invoices showing French VAT
- copy of VAT certificate for EU companies; copy of tax certificate / copy of by laws/registration certificate for no EU companies
- your company details
- original appointment form
Deadline for submitting refund claims to the tax authorities
For EU companies:
- invoices paid in 2009 : September 30th 2010
- invoices paid in 2010 : September 30th 2011
For non EU companies:
- invoices paid in 2009 : June 30th 2010
- invoices paid in 2010 : June 30th 2011
Fees
To process your VAT refund claim, TEVEA offers the following special terms:
VAT amount |
Normal Process |
Quick Refund Process |
< 675 EUR |
54 EUR |
no QR |
>= 675 EUR and < 4000 EUR |
8% |
11% |
>= 4000 EUR |
6,50% |
9,50% |
Normal process delay: 3 to 4 months
Quick Refund process delay: one week.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mrs Ellen Bosma
Tél: + 33 1 42 24 96 96
Fax: + 33 1 42 24 89 23
E-mail: mail@tevea.com
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