[quote author=Robbo link=1110293617/0#2 date=1110409781]Think I am correct in saying that you can claim back on all vat paid on a self build
Built mine last year, no such provision in Ireland
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When I built my house in the 80's the vat position was you could only make ONE vat reclaim for the whole project.
So I had to keep all my vat receipts and make one giant reclaim at the end of the build. The trouble is that you never really 'finish the build' and are continuously still buying bits and pieces for ages afterwards, so you can't reclaim any vat on these later purchases.
You have to make the decision when to make the reclaim - it's a balance between getting a large chunk of vat repaid now or hanging on until all the odds 'n sods are bought and then doing the bigger (but later) reclaim.
Of course, all the while the project is going on you are financing the vat you have paid but can't yet reclaim