{"id":20391,"date":"2025-12-26T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-to-link-a-document-to-a-locked-vat-period\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:19:24","slug":"how-to-link-a-document-to-a-locked-vat-period","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-link-a-document-to-a-locked-vat-period\/","title":{"rendered":"How to link a document to a locked VAT period?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h_36528ac546\">Why is the VAT period not selectable in a revenue or expense?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">After submitting a VAT return, the app will lock the VAT period for editing, so it&#8217;s not possible to make changes (new documents will be reported into the next VAT declaration).<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">It may happen that the current quarter is marked as submitted and paid by mistake. While adding an expense to the current quarter, you will see the following message:<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/784966374\/984b778fcbd3178b4da86578\/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2023-07-14+a%CC%80+08.46.21.png?expires=1778241600&amp;signature=5721b12b9730559b07c84a54f2ca6c7df84b36c36d00e1860d2ccac1c4a5610c&amp;req=cygjH894noZbFb4V1XW4gZgW16jKX4fYGex2vToZGbJHlnanvcJdyZRkVFvf%0AcT0e7zAL175YJLyz1OGX5jyB%2BQ%3D%3D%0A\" width=\"511\" height=\"470\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<h2 id=\"h_4490d690f0\">How can you unlock the situation?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Simply mark the VAT period as \u201cnot done&#8221; in order to open the quarter again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You need to go to the Taxes screen, click on the quarter concerned :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">VAT submission &gt; click on &#8220;Mark as not submitted&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">VAT Payment &gt; click on &#8220;Mark as not paid&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">After that, you&#8217;ll be able to add a revenue or expense to the current quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<h3 id=\"h_421a9a78fd\"><b>From the App<\/b>:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/784972144\/0840c58d6a5092058c5d7f8a\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif?expires=1778241600&amp;signature=f5bfb0f838ba7d602d24d34223e5d9fcfbdb2b55a335c055a5f73bf0c7e83989&amp;req=cygjH858nIVbFb4V1XW4gbkVMV0E78ii3%2FXdziCFMoNfhUBjwbdZJx%2B2LASv%0Am9Rlb3JCoQp%2FL944tvtmpIL7Rw%3D%3D%0A\" width=\"222\" height=\"480\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<h3 id=\"h_dc92314f3f\"><b>From the web:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/784981176\/6fd8e6edac22f57cc8f25924\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif+%281%29.gif?expires=1778241600&amp;signature=0b9ef9ba907a6fc25dfadd7c90075aa0ac36d52e4bda16868e2034f85ea61aef&amp;req=cygjH8F%2FnIZZFb4V1XW4gQgZ99s6dTDN9B4lhCjx9dua7T%2FM4PWM3ovw3GdA%0AppPVA8no3xShmQCbzCXwOms2GA%3D%3D%0A\" width=\"504\" height=\"275\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fed9db80; width: 610px;\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>\u26a0\ufe0f warning:<\/b> If you change the status of a previous quarter, this can only be done if you need to submit a VAT correction. 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