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Does a private buyer pay VAT on a van?
I put down a deposit on a Ford Transit van, I am retired and will only use this van for private use. Do I have to pay VAT? I am not registered for VAT and do not have a business. Can I get the van registration changed for private use?
Brian Blackmore (Tournafulla Co Limerick)
Jan 2021 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Can I tax this Hyundai commercial privately?
I am thinking of buying a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0-litre SUV that is 'crew cabbed' and has annual tax of €333, though it has five seats. Do I need commercial insurance? Can I tax it without owning a commercial business?
Joseph Murphy (Clonygown, Tullamore, County Off)
Jan 2021 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Looking at buying a van privately...
Hi,
I want to buy a commercial van to use for private use with a possibility of using as a business venture in the future - setting up my own property maintenance business. How do I get a VAT number to tax a van? Can I just apply for a TCC with Revenue?
Danielle Smith (Mullingar)
Jan 2021 Filed under: commercial vehicle
How to change tax status of a Land Rover?
Hi,
I'm considering buying a secondhand Land Rover within Ireland that has been classed as commercial for tax purposes by the current owner. However, I'd like to use and tax it for private use, which I think can be done by paying the higher rate of tax after purchase. However, I'm a bit stumped as to how to do it! The Revenue forms to change the class of taxation say I should have insurance in order to request a change in the tax class. However I am unable to get insurance for a commercial vehicle in my name. It seems without the insurance I can't change the tax class but I am unable to get insurance based on the current tax class the car is registered in.
Seems a bit of a catch-22, can you help?
Thanks!
Sheila Hopkins (Lifford)
Dec 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
How much is the VW Grand California?
Will the Grand California ever be available in California? How much do they go for?
Thanks!
Robert
Robert Young (Sonoma)
Dec 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Can I tax a Ford Connect privately?
I have just bought a Ford Connect. I am a PAYE electrician. Can I tax the van privately or commercially and have my wife as a second driver?
Seamus Ó Sullivan (Killarney)
Dec 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Can I privately tax and insure a VW Amarok?
Can I tax and insure a Volkswagen Amarok privately?
George Howard (Dublin)
Nov 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Any extra tax costs to convert to a crew cab?
If I wanted to convert a Ford Custom commerical van to a crew cab for private use, will I have to pay on top of the conversion cost and tax off the engine?
Thanks
Joe Murphy
Oct 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Are commercial vehicle rules being broken here?
Hi,
I have a commercial vehicle, a Land Rover Discovery Commercial; I have it both taxed and insured in the name of a limited company. All sounds good to me. I have a friend who started up a new limited company and transferred his Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial into the company. He has not changed the tax or insurance and both are in his own name. So in effect the Toyota is in the company from an accounts view but in reality it is still owned and insured by the individual. Is this legal and how are you from an insurance point of view?
A second question is in relation to the commercial SUVs, I know of an individual that has the SUV in the company and taxed as commercial in the company for €333, but the insurance has remained private. Is this correct?
Thanks,
Richard in Waterford
Richard Tobin (Waterford)
May 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Can I tax my Ford Connect privately?
Can I tax my Ford Connect privately? It's the 1.5.
Ann Rhatigan (Glenconnor)
Sep 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
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