Refund of Lithuanian VAT
Denomination for Lithuanian VAT: PVM (Pridėtinėsvertėsmokestis)
- 21%VAT percentage high rate
- 9% and 5%VAT percentage reduced and low rates
- Deadline for reclaiming Lithuanian VAT for the year 2023 for companies based within the EU is 30 September 2024
- Deadline for reclaiming Lithuanian VAT for the year 2023 for companies based outside the EU based is 30 June 2024
Reclaiming Lithuanian VAT (PVM)
Companies can reclaim the VAT paid in Lithuania. Please send your Lithuanian tax invoices and receipts to our VAT specialists. Even when you think or hear that reclaiming is not possible. We will look at the possibilities for refund of the VAT paid in Lithuania. So you will never miss a refunded Euro.
How can you check whether you have paid VAT in Lithuania?
If you have paid VAT in Lithuania, you can see this on the invoice where is indicated PVM (an abbreviation of Pridėtinėsvertėsmokestis). The percentages indicated are 21%, 9% or 5%.
Refund of Lithuanian VAT, what should I think about?
Refund of the VAT paid in Lithuania is possible for the following items:
- Car rental (50% refundable)
- Fuel (for passenger cars 50% refundable)
- Hotel accommodation by installation and/ or recharging
- Costs relating to seminars, conferences, meeting or congresses in Lithuania
- Food, dinner, lunch by installation and/or recharging
- Purchase of materialsfor deliveries and/or installation
- Purchase of raw materials
- Purchase and delivery of goods
Example: You are selling a machine to a client in Lithuania. A local subcontractor based in Lithuania is installing this machine on your behalf. There is an installation delivery. The Lithuanian VAT paid (PVM on the invoice) for the installation costs is easily reclaimable through us.
Is your application for refund of Lithuanian VAT been rejected?
Let your rejected application for refund of Lithuanian VAT be reviewed by our VAT experts. Regularly invoices with Lithuanian VAT are rejected for refund. We are happy to review the denial decision for you. Often we still see possibilities to reclaim the rejected turnover tax on your invoices.
Maximum refund of your VAT paid in Lithuania
Submit all invoices and receipts of payments in Lithuania. We will check and take care of the maximum refundable amount possible. Within a couple of days after receiving your invoices, you will receive a confirmation indicating the maximum refundable VAT amount. You can follow your refund claim for repayment of Lithuanian VAT online on our portal.
- Deadline for reclaiming Lithuanian VAT for the year 2023 for companies based within the EU is 30 September 2024
- Deadline for reclaiming Lithuanian VAT for the year 2023 for companies based outside the EU based is 30 June 2024
