The VAT refundable services

The list of the VAT refundable goods and services for foreign companies is quite big. The foreign VAT refund is available for the following basic kinds of services:

• accommodation (hotels, motels, apartments, etc.);
• meals (restaurants, cafe, snackbars);
• hire of motor transport, yachts, a taxi;
• training, seminars, workshops, conferences;
• petrol, diesel fuel, motor transport repair;
• consulting, marketing, legal and some other services,
• exhibition areas provision,
• offices and other premises rent,
• participation in conferences, seminars, workshops and trainings;
• Other representation and business services.

However the VAT refund procedure can work not for all kinds of services and can be done upon a number of conditions. Besides that there are some cases of exemption of certain services from taxation. For example, the VAT will not be paid from rendering such services, as insurance and leasing.

At the same time the national legislation can exclude some of the charges from the list of VAT refundable ones or it can impose additional conditions for such compensation. Therefore the exact list of the VAT refundable goods and services depends on the legislation of the given country.

Here one can get more detailed information on the VAT rates for certain goods and services in the EU countries.