Hi,
I bought a property in 2007 via a company (as was required at that time as it came with land).
I paid just over 100k euros for it. I am now looking to sell the property for approx the same amount.
Does anyone know if I will have to pay VAT on the whole of the sale price achieved? or just on any profit (if any) I have made above the original purchase price?
To have to pay approx £20k VAT (20%) on a sale, when there has been no profit seems highly unreasonable. But I'm worried that this might be the case and I end up with a lot less money in my pocket then what I am trying to sell for.