B.08.02_02_Attachment_2_SERBIAN_VAT_REIMBURSEMENT_PROCEDURES.pdf

1. SERBIAN VAT REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES

a. The contractor is responsible for registering with the Business Registers Agency of the Republic of Serbia (http://www.apr.gov.rs) and obtaining a VAT registration number.

i. POC for this action only is ODC Chief LTC John Hanes (email: hanesjj@state.gov,phone: +381 117064139).

ii. Deadline to register is: Within 10 calendar days of the issuance of NTP

b. Invoices under this contract must be made out to the “Embassy of the United States of America” and submitted to both the US Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade:

USACE Address: CENAU-EC Attn: Jack Galloway Konrad Adenauer Ring 39 D-65187 Wiesbaden Germany

Invoices may also be electronically sent to:

john.r.galloway@usace.army.mil

Embassy Address: To be provided at a later time.

c. The contractor shall show Value Added Tax (VAT) as a separate item on invoices submitted for payment.

d. The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade will pay all invoices to the contractor.

Payment by the U.S. Embassy will be exclusive of VAT.

e. While this is a firm-fixed price contract priced in US Dollars (USD) payment will be made by the U.S. Embassy in Serbian Dinar (RSD).

The exchange rate from USD to RSD used will be the median exchange rate from the National Bank of Serbia on the day the invoice is dated.

f. The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade will provide the contractor with three (3) originals of a “Form for Official Procurement of Goods and Services and Importation without VAT”, based on the final invoice, documenting the net amount paid and the amount of VAT exemption.

g. The contractor is solely responsible for obtaining reimbursement from the Ministry of Finance for any VAT paid. The contractor can reconcile with the Ministry of Finance on a monthly basis, or can reconcile all at once. This is at the discretion of the contractor.

mailto:hanesjj@state.gov,phone

The contractor is responsible for paying the VAT amount applicable to all effort under this contract and to follow the proper procedures provide above to seek reimbursement for VAT paid from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia.