INELIGIBLE COSTS

Debt and debt service charges

Provisions for losses or debt

Expenditure financed by other sources

unless otherwise specified in the Agreement

CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSSES

In-kind contribution are those contributions such as, volunteers, goods, equipment received for free. Contributions in kind cannot be considered as contributions by the applicant in case of multi-donor.
However, please remember that the cost of staff assigned to the Action is not a contribution in kind and may be considered as cofinancing in the Budget when paid for by the International Organisation or the Sub-delegatees and that the running costs of equipment donated, may be considered eligible if they are mentioned in the Section 10.5 of the Single Form and if they are directly linked to the implementation of the Action.

As a rule, the partner should apply for VAT exemption.

The VAT status both at HQ and at field level, should be indicated upfront in the section 10.7 of the Single Form and actualised in the final financial report.

In case the VAT exemption was requested but eventually denied by the concerned authorities, this should be mentioned in the report.

The evidence does not have to be included with the Final Report, but must be available in case of verification. In some cases, a copy of the applicable legislation may also be accepted as a proof of lack of VAT-exemption. In case there is no reply from the relevant authorities, the letter from the partner or its legal council requesting the VAT exemption can be considered as a proof that VAT exemption was requested.

When a partner receives a VAT reimbursement of costs after the receipt of the final payment where DG ECHO paid the VAT, it is necessary to reimburse these costs to DG ECHO. In doing so the partner should contact ECHO which will issue a recovery order.