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When you entrust your claims for VAT refunds to TEVEA International, subsidiary of European savings banks, you are selecting a dependable and effective partner in which you can have full confidence:
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- We undertake all the steps for recovering VAT.
- Our team comprises multi-lingual experts in the field of European taxation.
- Our team is always available to assist you and answer your queries.
- We provide you with optimal monitoring of the whole process for VAT refund, thanks to an information system developed by TEVEA International specifically for its clients.
- Your refund payments are secure: the sums refunded by the tax authorities are first paid into a frozen account, prior to being transferred (net of fees) to your bank account.
- We provide you with optimal assistance, ensuring simple, quick and secure payment.
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 SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR VAT REFUND, IN FRANCE,
for countries other than France, please contact us |
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COSTS OF PARTICIPATING IN TRADE FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS  |
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- In accordance with EU legislation, confirmed by case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, the organiser of a trade fair must charge VAT of the country in which the trade fair is held:
- hire of a stand, rights of access, miscellaneous expenses connected with the
stand (electricity, telephone...), VAT is thus charged on ancillary services
at the local rate
- these rules also apply to directly-related services provided by contractors: setting up and decorating the stand, supplies, cleaning...
- This type of expense thus concerns all sectors, since any company that participates in a trade fair abroad pays local VAT
- Companies are, in general, fairly aware of the procedure for reclaiming this VAT.
- In practice, however, there are obstacles:
- reclaiming VAT is undertaken a long time after the trade fair
- difficulty in collecting the original invoice
- poor knowledge of the type of purchases on which VAT can be reclaimed:
claims for refunds are only made on main purchases
- Using the services of TEVEA International thus allows for the optimisation of the reclaim procedure and amounts recovered.
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VAT ON IMPORTS |
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- VAT on imports is the VAT paid in customs, when the goods enter the European Union from a third country
- This situation thus first concerns non-EU countries bringing goods into the EU: despatch of samples, spare parts, within the scope of surety operations, goods for testing and presentation...
- This situation also concerns EU member states that, for the same reasons as those mentioned above, have goods shipped from a third country into an EU member state
- The way this VAT is charged makes the VAT difficult to identify and few companies manage to recover it:
- this VAT is often paid in advance by the freight transport company that also pays
the customs duties; the freight company thus shows the VAT as just
one line on its invoice
- it is also very difficult to obtain the documents required for successful reclaims
- Thanks to a systematic review of all invoices of freight transport companies, shipping companies, couriers or postal companies, TEVEA International ensures that all VAT on imports is identified and refunded
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TRAVEL & BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT |
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- This concerns the following expenses: hotel accommodation, restaurant costs, invitations, corporate events (receptions, parties...), travel expenses (taxis, car hire)
- A category that comprises a wide range of expenses and concerns any company doing business abroad
- There are three major obstacles preventing the large majority of companies from optimising their VAT on these expenses:
- difficulty in obtaining invoices that meet the requirements of the tax authorities
- a very time-consuming procedure for recovering VAT
- rules of deductibility that vary greatly from one country to another
- TEVEA International’s consultants undertake collection and verification of all invoices for travel and business-entertainment expenses, thus identifying all VAT that can be reclaimed
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TECHNICAL COSTS |
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- The principle of territoriality laid down in the VAT Directive provides that a certain number of services, known as services that can be materially located, be subject to VAT of the country in which they are performed
- A certain number of expenses that we refer to as "technical costs” are included in this category:
- services in connection with a building, notably any
services provided by an architect, research department...
- appraisals of moveable property, when the property remains in the country;
so, for example, manufacturing work carried out in Germany is subject
to German VAT,when the property remains in Germany
- likewise, a French firm that uses a local contractor to undertake its obligations
with regard to its customers will be charged local VAT by the contractor
- Hence, this category comprises an extensive range of expenses and concerns a large number of firms
- These expenses often involve large amounts
- There is therefore a lot at stake for a large number of firms, who by calling upon TEVEA International can optimise the repayment of VAT incurred
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AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION |
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- Each year, TEVEA International handles a large number of applications for refunds of VAT on purchases in connection with filmmaking or audiovisual production.
- TEVEA International offers cinema and television producers a service for the repayment of VAT on a large number of expense items: hire of premises or equipment expenses, technical costs, freight charges/fares, post-production costs.
- If need be, a TEVEA International team will provide assistance at your site of production.
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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT |
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- On behalf of haulage companies, TEVEA International recovers VAT paid on the following expenses: fuel, toll charges, freight charges, repairs, cleaning of vehicles
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REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE EXPENSES |
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- A representative or liaison office based abroad is an establishment in a foreign country with no distinct juridical personality the sole purpose of which is to provide services to its head office: sales monitoring, customer care...
- Provided that the representative office does not carry out taxable transactions in the country in which it is established, the VAT incurred on the office’s operating costs may be recovered:
- possible VAT on rent
- VAT on supply agreements (telephone, electricity...)
- VAT on purchases of supplies
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- The sums incurred may be significant and are not always reclaimed
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CUSTOMISED SERVICE FOR THE ANALYSIS AND RECLAIMING OF FOREIGN VAT COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING: |
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- On-site audit and collection of invoices, in one or two sessions a year
- Administration of the process of registration and filing claims with the tax authorities
- Optimisation of the process for collecting invoices
- Monitoring and reporting claims by country
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ADVANTAGES |
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- Recover in due time all recoverable VAT from the competent tax authorities
- Monitor and assure the quality of all applications before submission
- Maximise the amounts recovered
- Minimise application refusals by tax authorities
- Reduce time limits for repayment
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4-PHASE SERVICE |
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| INFORMATION REQUESTS |
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FOREIGN VAT REfund |
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- VAT in Europe
- Trade fairs and exhibitions
- Imports
- Travel
- Transport
- Audiovisual production
- Technical costs
- Representative office
- Full Audit (VAT Audit)
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