IRD Cash Incentive: 10% VAT Refund for Electronic Payments at Restaurants and Bars

• IRD to refund 10 percent of VAT for payments through electronic means at restaurants and bars
• Customers will get a refund of 10 percent of the VAT paid as a cash incentive
• Refund will be given on services provided by liquor-consumption centers, restaurants, hotels, motels, lodges, and guesthouses
• Tax refund will be given on payments made via electronic medium
• Taxpayers registered for VAT and issue electronic invoices approved by IRD can benefit from the tax waiver
• Vendors receiving payments through electronic methods should automatically refund 10 percent of VAT to consumer’s bank account

Source: myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com

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