{"id":20514,"date":"2025-12-26T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-do-i-submit-a-nihil-return-on-intervat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:26:28","slug":"how-do-i-submit-a-nihil-return-on-intervat","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-do-i-submit-a-nihil-return-on-intervat\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I submit a nihil return on Intervat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">This is done directly on <b><a href=\"https:\/\/finances.belgium.be\/fr\/E-services\/Intervat\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">Intervat<\/a><\/b>, the SPF Finances portal, not from within the Accountable app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_d6c2a0d68c\">\ud83d\udc49 <b>The accelerated method, screen by screen<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Log in to Intervat<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2192 Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/finances.belgium.be\/en\/E-services\/Intervat\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">Intervat<\/a> and log in (itsme or electronic ID card).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>VAT number<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2192 In the &#8220;Dashboard&#8221; tab, enter the company&#8217;s VAT number, select &#8220;Periodic return&#8221;, check the box &#8220;I want to submit a nihil return&#8221;, indicate the period (month or quarter depending on your regime), then click &#8220;Continue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Data validation<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2192 If no error message appears, a new line shows up in &#8220;My submissions&#8221; with status &#8220;Validated&#8221;. In the &#8220;Validation of entered data&#8221; section, you shouldn&#8217;t see any errors detected. Click &#8220;Next step&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Signature<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2192 In the &#8220;Summary of entered data &amp; agreement&#8221; section, click &#8220;Sign and submit&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Acknowledgment of receipt<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2192 Back on the &#8220;Dashboard&#8221;, a new line appears with status &#8220;Success&#8221;. You can download your acknowledgment of receipt directly from that line.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>In this video you&#8217;ll see how easy it is!<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-h2b-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qgVWMrNYr90?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Related articles<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/11721708-how-to-submit-your-vat-declaration-in-one-click\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">How to submit your VAT declaration in one click?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/6420288-how-is-my-vat-return-calculated\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">How is my VAT return calculated?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/11728734-how-do-i-submit-a-vat-return-correction\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">How do I submit a VAT return correction?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you had no turnover or VAT-liable expenses during a given period, you still need to submit a VAT return: this is called a nihil (zero) return, since there&#8217;s nothing to declare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","help_label":[469,454],"class_list":["post-20514","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How do I submit a nihil return on Intervat? 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