If you are an EU or non-EU business not established in Ireland, have not made vatable/taxable supplies to customers here but have incurred Irish expenses then you may be entitled to a refund of VAT on those business expenses. Application is normally made through the EU member state in which the VAT was paid. From 01/01/2010 the refund procedure has been streamlined by the introduction of a new electronic system which will aid the quicker processing of refunds.

If you would like to find out more about the conditions of the above procedure and how we can help you obtain a refund of Irish VAT then please contact me.  Contact Page for O’ Mahony Donnelly, Chartered Certified Accountants.