Non-UK expenses and VAT

[Stumped]

Hello there, hope someone can clarify this for me.

As an employee of my Ltd. I make a business trip to The Netherlands (NL) for work associated with my Client. I stay a week and have a mixture of UK and NL expenses.

My Ltd. the invoices my expenses for the business trip to my Client and the Ltd gets paid. When my Ltd invoices the Client, how do I apply VAT?

Do I only include the VAT for the UK items?
Do I include VAT on top of all expenses? (UK and non-UK)

If a UK Taxi expense costs £25 (this already includes VAT @20%), I presume I don't add a further 20% to this - Correct?

Thanks in advance for any help clearing this up for me.
S

[Craig@Clarity]

My Ltd. the invoices my expenses for the business trip to my Client and the Ltd gets paid. When my Ltd invoices the Client, how do I apply VAT?

You apply VAT at 20% (assuming you're invoicing a UK company) to your chargeable hours and the expenses recharged.

Do I only include the VAT for the UK items?
Do I include VAT on top of all expenses? (UK and non-UK)

Both

If a UK Taxi expense costs £25 (this already includes VAT @20%), I presume I don't add a further 20% to this - Correct?

I know it might sound silly, but you're adding VAT to expenses recharged rather than VAT on VAT. The only time VAT is not applied is if it is a disbursement rather than recharge which in your case, I assume it is.

[Stumped]

Craig - thanks for your quick response.

Just as well I asked as I thought that this would be a case of adding VAT on top of VAT - so didn't seem logical to me.

Means, I will have to go back and re-invoice for a couple of earlier business trips.

Thanks again.
S