- VAT recovery is possible in the UK even without fully compliant invoices if alternative evidence is provided.
- The First Tier Tribunal ruled that HMRC was unreasonable in refusing VAT recovery when sufficient alternative evidence was available.
- Businesses should ensure supplier invoices are valid and collect alternative evidence to support VAT recovery if needed.
- HMRC must consider alternative evidence and cannot automatically reject VAT recovery due to invoice issues.
- The decision may be appealed but reinforces the right to VAT recovery with reasonable supporting evidence.
Source: essentiaglobalservices.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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