Withdraw a VAT Refund Application ?

[ToughButterCup]

This is the pre-cursor to this thread .  I was cross after I wrote the final post on that thread - said I would go and swim the dogs. A useful safety valve.

 

Well, the pause made a difference. SWMBO asked a simple question that  brought me up short. 

 

Whats to stop us withdrawing our VAT refund application based on an Entry in the Valuation List, and wait until we have a proper Completion Certificate?

 

The motivation behind the question is - after a good deal of my own research - I have finally understood one of the main things  @jack and @newhome  are really saying in what they write.

In short , where the refund application is the least bit complex, they point to the  arbitrariness of HMRC decisions.  

 

Anyone got a good reason why we should NOT withdraw? 

[ProDave]

My concern is they might join the dots, and link your later "completion" claim to this one and still maintain you occupied the building long before the claim.

 

Does your site insurance have any legal cover?

[ToughButterCup]

We have accepted occupancy.

We no longer have site insurance, just normal house insurance.

 

Occupancy isn't an issue for applications based on a Competion Certificate: not sure what you mean Dave about dots being joined ... 

[ProDave]

1 hour ago, ToughButterCup said:

We have accepted occupancy.

We no longer have site insurance, just normal house insurance.

 

Occupancy isn't an issue for applications based on a Competion Certificate: not sure what you mean Dave about dots being joined ... 

Who knows what goes on in the minds of the people processing these claims.  The impression I get is look for loopholes to disqualify or reduce the claim.

 

My concern is if you withdraw and resubmit on completion certificate, they will join the dots and say there was a previous withdrawn application on this property that showed the building was occupied on.... so we are discounting materials bought after that date.  Are you SURE they won't sat that?

 

I think personally I would let the claim run and if the outcome is anything other than full payment, to appeal it.  THEN out of sheer spite, use the case @newhome linked to to justify a suplimentary claim on completion for the last materials.

 

I am even considering trying a suplimentary claim myself for the last few materials bought in the last year since I submitted my claim.  I have 3 months to collect those last few receipts and see if it is worth the bother.