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Recovering input tax on the charging of EVs

  • HMRC is currently reviewing the situation where an employee is reimbursed by the employer for the actual cost of electricity used in charging an electric vehicle for business purposes.
  • The Department is considering other simplification measures that may reduce administrative burdens in terms of accounting for VAT on private use.
  • The VAT rate applicable to public charging is 20%. We are aware that there could be a legal challenge to this and that the appropriate rate should be 5% (for all forms of EV charging). The reduced rate of VAT currently only applies to supplies of electricity to a person’s property which is less than 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month.

Source: marcusward.co

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