Some people have the mistaken impression that you cannot get any VAT back on meals. That is because you cannot get the VAT back on entertaining UK clients.
However this restriction does not apply to subsistence. So if you are the owner of a business and working more than 5 miles away from your business premises, keep that VAT receipt!
The same applies if you are paying for a meal for a member of staff when they are working away. In fact entertaining staff as say a reward for good performance is also Ok.
You can get the VAT back where a meal is taken as part of a business meeting with an overseas client.
Every meal has to be dealt with on its existing merits.
