Can a business claim back the VAT on an invoice from ebay?

Question

Can a business claim back the VAT on an invoice from ebay?

The ebay invoice states that VAT at a rate of 15% (Luxembourg Tax) is applied and charged on the total cost, is this Luxembourg tax recoverable?

The invoice is for ebay services and not for items purchased through ebay.

Answer 1

As I understand it, there is no practical way to recover VAT paid to a supplier in another EU country.

What you should do is give your UK VAT number to the supplier, who is then permitted to not charge you VAT in the first place. Here is how to do that for eBay fees: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/account/vat...