From: "tim" <520010973502removethis@t-online.de>
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Getting VAT back
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 15:28:12 +0200


"Martin Jones"  wrote in message
news:1086007492.133302@news01.eclipse.net.uk...
> I am a director of a limited company.
>
> As we are not VAT registered, am I able to purchase computer parts and get
> the VAT back, or do you need to be registered to do that?

No and yes.

> Also, since there is very little money in the bank account, if I buy the
> parts on my own credit card and get the invoice made out to the company,
is
> this acceptable?

For the purposes of your accounts, yes.
It creates a SoGA problem though, but I guess this is not
an important consideration.