Help please. A group of ordinary folks approx 50 individuals had recently been conned by an organised scammer/builder who took 25-30% deposit from the contract value. The building work never started and this individual disappeared and put the company in liquidation. The authority that deals with this matter told us that the company have paid VAT to HMRC. One victim has received the money back for the VAT refund because she is VAT registered and it was done through her accountant, the rest of the people have no clue how to claim the VAT from HMRC because they were told that they are not VAT registered. Mostly are ordinary working people, retired, or with young family and do not have accountants. The VAT paid per person ranges from £1,000 to £4,000, for the deposit that had been taken.
When one of us wrote to HMRC, the reply was not helpful because the victims were not VAT registered. Can someone advise how to claim this VAT back, for non VAT registered persons, surely there is a way to claim, is there any special form? Whether this can be done as a group or only individually. Having lost money to the con man we try to recoup the VAT, like they say every little help.
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