When to apply for a forein VAT refunds?

Businesses pay VAT on all business expenses between different countries. Regarding VAT refunds in 2020, there are 4 important dates to remember:

End of March: the deadline to request an English VAT refund dated 2020 is the 31^st March 2021, with the paperless procedure
End of June: VAT refund requests for the period between the 1^st January and the 31^st December 2020 must be sent as the original document to the tax administration of the country involved before the 30^th June (for non-EU businesses which have incurred expenses in an EU country, and for EU businesses which have incurred expenses in a non-EU country).
End of September: VAT refund requests for the period between the 1^st January and the 31^st December of the previous year must be submitted on the paperless portal accessible from the applicant’s tax administration site (for EU businesses which have incurred expenses in another EU country). VAT refund requests for the period between the 1^st January and the 31^st December of the previous year must be sent as the original document to the tax administration of these countries (for non-EU businesses in several EU countries: Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Portugal and Romania).
End of December: VAT refund requests for the period between the 1^st July of the previous year and the 30^th June must be sent as the original document to the British tax administration before the 31^st December (this applies to non-EU businesses incurring expenses in the UK, and to EU businesses as from VAT dated 2021)

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