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VAT Bad Debt Relief

Customer didn't pay? You can claim the VAT back.

RECOVERYMarch 2026 · 6 min read

Conditions for Relief

✅ VAT was accounted for and paid to NBR on the original supply

✅ The debt is more than 12 months overdue

✅ The debt has been written off in your accounts

Reasonable steps to collect the debt have been taken

✅ The supplier and customer are not related parties

💰 How to Claim

Include the bad debt relief amount as a negative adjustment in Box 8 of your VAT return (adjustments to output tax). Keep documentation: original invoice, proof of write-off, evidence of collection attempts, and aging report. If the customer later pays, you must repay the relief.

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