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Good Morning

Just wondering how often Parish councils claim VAT back.  I have researched and they advise yearly, unless you have a very large purchase and you wish to claim vat back before then.  What do other councils do.  Our precept is £84,000
Advice please
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We do a quarterly VAT reclaim (£60,000 precept).
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many thanks for taking the time to answer
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we do it quarterly too as we are VAT registered and get reminded to do so (£174k precept)
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