Reverse charge EU VAT on medical/healthcare companies

[Dasilva]

Anyone has experience with Reverse charge on EU VAT on medical / healthcare companies who are in the 0% vat regime ?

Some of my clients are in this 0% procent tax area and they can’t rid of the VAT on our infra-community tax this way how it normally works with commercial companies. The clients are registered in the VIES system and are VAT registered.

Anyone knows a workaround for this problem ?
Is there any jurisprudence about this cases ?

 

[Sols]

I have experience dealing with 0% VAT businesses in different sectors and the best recommendation I can impart is to speak with a very good tax adviser. What you can and can't do depends on a lot of different things, many of which are specific to where your business is located. Getting this wrong costs a lot more than paying for qualified advice from a local expert.

Sometimes there is nothing you can other than pay VAT and treat is an operating cost. Sometimes there are ways, but often with restrictions on how much, when, and under which circumstances.