VAT

What is VAT?

VAT (value added tax) is a tax that is added for all sales of goods and services that must be declared to Belastingdienst.

VAT rates

We have different tax rates depending on the type of product or service you are selling. The different VAT rate is registered when you register an article. All input and output VAT is compiled and reported to Belastingdienst. Learn more about the VAT rates on the Belastingdienst's website about Tarieven en vrijstellingen.

VAT report

Your company's turnover is what determines how often you must report VAT. Visit the Belastingdienst's website to learn more about the different VAT periods.

Under Accounting - VAT report, a list is shown with those VAT reports created previously. When you click on a line in the list, it opens and you can see how the VAT report was posted to the ledger.

The next steps are taken when you work with a VAT report:

When you select New VAT report, the program compiles the VAT report completely automatically. The program also checks whether any VAT amount seems to have been incorrectly entered.

If everything is correct, then step one, Create VAT report, is all you need to do.

How the VAT report is compiled

When e.g an invoice is created, the VAT amount is registered in the accounting system. The account to which VAT is posted has a VAT code linked to it. Different VAT codes are used for different types of VAT. In the VAT report, there is a field for each VAT code. The program retrieves and sums all entered VAT for the period to the relevant field. Read more about how the VAT codes, VAT accounts and the VAT report in Visma eAccounting are connected in the FAQ topic How are the VAT codes connected to the standard ledger accounts?

If the program finds any VAT amount that seems to have been incorrectly entered, the Journal entries to check link is activated at the bottom right of the New VAT report window. The number of journal entries with a deviating date or sum is shown there.

Read more about how to determine which journal entries require correction in the topic VAT report deviations.

If there is an error that requires correction, stop your work with the initiated VAT report by closing the New VAT report window. Otherwise, there is a risk that the corrections will not be incorporated when the VAT report is registered. Once the corrections have been made, you create a new VAT report for the period in question.