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Commercial Vehicles - couple of questions

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  • 07-03-2007 12:44am
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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭


    Sorry folks, I know this has probably been posted a million times but I'm trying to find a definitive answer. I may be in a position to get a vehicle through my company. Not 100% sure if I'm going to go for it, as it could be too much of a compromise but I want to check out a couple of things first.

    From what I understand, if it is a commercial, there is less BIK (5% per year?), and if it is diesel then the VAT can be claimed back from the fuel. Is this correct?

    I heard that crewcabs were able to be taxed as commercial originally, but this loophole was closed. Does that mean that anyone or any company that uses a crew cab must tax it as a standard vehicle?

    ta

    Eoin


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Also, do you know if it is easy to convert a vehicle to commercial, and have it taxed as such?


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    Mc-BigE
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    You can claim back vat on the diesel and more importantly, the purchase price.

    The Commercial tax is down to how it’s used, if it’s been used as a commercial, then its Commercial tax. But you need to DOE (commercial NCT) every year from new to get the Tax.


    To turn a private vehicle into commercial (not crew cab), you must remove the seats behind the driver and front passenger seat(s) and cut off the anchor points for the rear seat belts.
    Remove/blacken the side windows and/or rear door glass.

    Then it can be registered as a commerical.


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Mc-BigE wrote:
    You can claim back vat on the diesel and more importantly, the purchase price.

    The Commercial tax is down to how it’s used, if it’s been used as a commercial, then its Commercial tax. But you need to DOE (commercial NCT) every year from new to get the Tax.


    To turn a private vehicle into commercial (not crew cab), you must remove the seats behind the driver and front passenger seat(s) and cut off the anchor points for the rear seat belts.
    Remove/blacken the side windows and/or rear door glass.

    Then it can be registered as a commerical.

    Thanks for that. How does one prove that it is being used as a commercial?

    And following on from that, if the crewcab is being used commercially, can the VAT on the diesel and purchase price also be claimed back, despite it being able to accomodate rear passengers (albeit quite uncomfortably!)?


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    Mc-BigE
    Registered Users Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Mc-BigE


    eoin_s wrote:
    Thanks for that. How does one prove that it is being used as a commercial?

    And following on from that, if the crewcab is being used commercially, can the VAT on the diesel and purchase price also be claimed back, despite it being able to accomodate rear passengers (albeit quite uncomfortably!)?

    if you've got your own company like you said in your first post, then thats your proof.

    Crew cabs are a bit of a grey area IMO when it comes to taxing commercially and carrying rear passengers. it might be worth a phone call to the motor tax office or revenue.


    just posted this a minute ago, its relevent to this thread:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055062486


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Mc-BigE wrote:
    if you've got your own company like you said in your first post, then thats your proof.

    Crew cabs are a bit of a grey area IMO when it comes to taxing commercially and carrying rear passengers. it might be worth a phone call to the motor tax office or revenue.


    just posted this a minute ago, its relevent to this thread:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055062486

    Thanks again, I'll check that out. Being quite honest, a commercial isn't entirely necessary, and if there was no way I could have more than one passenger I think it would be too much of a compromise.

    That MPV in the link you posted looks very suspect as a commercial!


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    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    I think it's an accountant you need to talk to OP...


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Savman wrote:
    I think it's an accountant you need to talk to OP...

    Yeah, I think so. In fact, I think just claiming for mileage is a better option anyhow - the crew cabs are the only ones that would suit me, and the grey area notwithstanding, I think they would be a bit too much of a compromise after my 32d.


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