VBDR3100 | Making a claim: How and when a claim is made

Claims for bad debt relief should be made on the VAT return for the accounting period in which the entitlement to make a claim arises. The amount claimed should be included in the input tax claim box.

If a business is operating the annual accounting scheme, it is possible to account for VAT on the supply made and claim bad debt relief on the same return, if all the conditions for relief are met by the end of the accounting period.

Claims for bad debt relief after deregistration are made on Form VAT427. Completed forms should be sent, together with original invoices, to:

Corporate Treasury Operations VAT

HM Revenue and Customs

BX9 1XD