{"id":20520,"date":"2025-12-26T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-much-vat-should-i-charge-to-my-clients\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:30:57","slug":"how-much-vat-should-i-charge-to-my-clients","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-much-vat-should-i-charge-to-my-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"How much VAT should I charge to my clients?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><b>Make sure that you charge the right VAT rate, to avoid bad consequences \u26a1\ufe0f<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\">The VAT rate is calculated on the price of the good\/service and depends on the nature of those item, set by the Royal Decree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\">The normal rate is 21%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\">In particular cases you can charge a reduced VAT rate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">12%: e.g. catering, provision of social housing, margarine<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">6%: e.g. food, water, medicines, books, transport, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">0%: e.g. certain periodicals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/blog\/managing-vat-as-a-self-employed-made-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">This article<\/a> will give you more details on this matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><b>I&#8217;m franchised!<\/b><br \/>Then indeed, you shouldn&#8217;t charge VAT. This will be by default on your invoices as you mentioned it in your settings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><b>My client is non-belgian!<\/b><br \/>Indeed, you shouldn&#8217;t charge VAT either. When creating your invoice, simply enter the tax rate in question manually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><b>I&#8217;m in the construction business!<\/b><br \/>If you are under the reverse charge procedure (co-contractor) in the construction industry, make sure that your items are marked as &#8220;services&#8221; and not as &#8220;goods&#8221;, and select 0% VAT<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-left\">If you&#8217;re not sure whether your client is exonerated: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/3808564-is-my-client-exonerated\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">this one is for you!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still not sure about the right VAT rate you should apply, don&#8217;t hesitate to ask us in the chat!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21%, 12%, 6% or 0% ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-20520","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How much VAT should I charge to my clients? 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