General VAT rules for the place of supply of services
If you are a VAT registered business supplying services to customers outside of Ireland, the decision tree below will help you determine if you need to account for Irish VAT.
Please note that this relate to the supply of services only, The place of supply rules in relation to goods are treated differently.
Country where the supplier is located | Country where the customer is located | Status of customer | Place of Supply | Person liable to account for VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Business and Private customer | Ireland | Supplier | Supplier |
| Ireland | Other EU Country | Business | Other EU Country | No Irish VAT |
| Ireland | Other EU Country | Private | Ireland | Supplier |
| Ireland | Outside EU | Business | Outside EU | No Irish VAT |
| Ireland | Outside EU | Private | Depends | Supplier |
| Other EU Country | Ireland | Business | Ireland | Business Customer |
| Other EU Country | Ireland | Private | Other EU Country | No Irish VAT |
| Outside EU | Ireland | Business | Ireland | Business Customer |
| Outside EU | Ireland | Private | Depends | Depends |
The above decision tree represent the general rules, there are exceptions to these rules if you are providing any of the following services:
Supply of services connected with immovable goods
Passenger transport services (B2B and B2C)
Intra-Community transport of goods (B2C)
Intra-Community transport of goods (B2B)
Cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educational and entertainment or similar services (B2B)
Cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educations and entertainment or similar services supplied (B2C)
Ancillary transport services, valuations, work on movable property supplied (B2B)
Ancillary transport services, valuations, work on movable property supplied (B2C)
Restaurant and catering services, generally
Hiring out of means of transport
* B2B (Business to Business)
* B2C (Business to Customer)
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