Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates
This page aims to provide you with more information regarding the VAT rates applied to your SimplePay invoices, as well as the various factors that would determine the VAT rate applicable.
Please note: You will need to update your VAT Number, if you are VAT registered, and your Address under Billing Preferences in order for us to apply the appropriate VAT rate to your invoices and to allow your company to reclaim VAT in Ireland_._ If no VAT number is provided, VAT will be applied by default at the standard rate of 23%. More billing information can be found on the below help page:
Please note: All supporting documents referred to in the sections below must be emailed to support@simplepay.ie. Please expect a twenty-one (21) day turnaround time to allow for us to verify any supporting documents emailed through.
Ireland¶
The default VAT rate applied will be the standard rate of 23%. This applies to customers that are not VAT registered and to companies that are registered for VAT in Ireland. When providing a VAT number, please ensure that you email a copy of your VAT registration document to our Billing team for verification.
Section 56B Exemption¶
Where a Section 56B exemption applies, the default rate of 23% VAT will be applied initially. Please ensure that you email a copy of your Section 56B Certificate to our Billing team for verification, in order to have a 0% VAT rate applied.
European Union (EU) Member States¶
If your company is registered for VAT in a country within the EU (excluding Ireland), you will be eligible for a 0% VAT rate upon successful verification of your VAT number by our Billing team. No supplementary documentation needs to be submitted for verification of an EU VAT number.
Third Countries¶
If your company is registered for VAT in a Third Country (a country that is not a member of the European Union, such as Northern Ireland, UK, USA), the default rate of 23% VAT will be applied initially.
If you are registered for VAT in your country, please ensure that you email a copy of your VAT registration document to our Billing team for verification, in order to have a 0% VAT rate applied.
If you are not registered for VAT in your country, please ensure that you email our Billing team with proof of your location / company registration documents for verification, in order to have a 0% VAT rate applied.
Upon successful verification of the submitted documentation, a 0% VAT rate will be applied.