{"id":2804,"date":"2019-11-07T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/way2vat.com\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:29:52","slug":"how-much-vat_gst-do-you-pay-on-your-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/way2vat.com\/how-much-vat_gst-do-you-pay-on-your-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"How much VAT\\GST do you pay on your coffee?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re processing VAT\\GST reclaim for your company, you know what it feels like to deal with hundreds of business travel VAT\\GST receipts, each one for a small amount. Although you might deal with some receipts for weird and wonderful business expenses when requesting a VAT\\GST refund, the chances are good that the vast majority of them are for coffee.<\/p>\n

No one, it seems, drinks as much coffee as a business traveler with an expense account. At some point all the VAT\\GST receipts can blur together, until it feels like every other receipt is for a cup of coffee, somewhere else in the world. It\u2019s no wonder that you feel tempted to sweep all those coffee VAT\\GST receipts off the desk and into the bin, and just process receipts for larger amounts which seem more deserving of your time. Those small foreign VAT\\GST receipts for one or two cups of coffee at a time are probably partly responsible for the \u00a316 billion of refundable VAT\\GST that goes unclaimed every year.<\/p>\n

With all the time that you spend requesting a foreign VAT\\GST refund for coffee, have you ever wondered how much VAT\\GST your company pays for coffee in different countries? It\u2019s interesting to take a close look at foreign VAT\\GST rates on coffee, and see how much they vary.<\/p>\n

Reduced rates for coffee<\/h3>\n

Some countries recognize that coffee is a vital foodstuff, so they apply reduced VAT\\GST rates to coffee. These include:<\/p>\n