VAT Q&A: French and German reclaims, capital expenditure limits

In a new series, our expert Julie Green answers your questions on some of the more complex aspects of VAT treatment from French and German VAT charges for advertising, limits on capital expenditure and deregistering

VAT on French and German invoices - is it reclaimable?

My client is an insurance broker and all of his supplies are exempt from VAT. He has recently undertaken a large promotional campaign in the EU to attract business and has received a number of invoices for advertising from French and German companies.

No French or German VAT has been charged and my client thinks that this a great VAT saving but are there any issues that I should be aware of?

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