- The seller does not have the right to adjust the amount of VAT when writing off a debtor’s debt if the buyer has not returned the goods/services previously supplied and payment has not been received for them within the statute of limitations period.
- According to the Tax Code of Ukraine, the date of occurrence of tax obligations for the supply of goods/services is considered to be the date that falls within the tax period in which any of the events occurred earlier.
- These events include the date of receipt of funds from the buyer/customer to the taxpayer’s bank account as payment for the goods/services, the date of cash receipt in the taxpayer’s cash register, or the date of cash collection in a bank institution if there is no cash register.
- Therefore, tax obligations for VAT arise for the seller on the date of shipment of goods/services.
- Regardless of whether the procedure for pre-trial settlement of doubtful debt has been conducted or not, the seller does not have legislative grounds to adjust the amount of VAT obligations when writing off a debtor’s debt.
Source: news.dtkt.ua
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