{"id":29268,"date":"2026-08-07T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/im-subjected-to-vat-but-selected-exempt-in-accountable-what-now\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:27:13","slug":"im-subjected-to-vat-but-selected-exempt-in-accountable-what-now","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/im-subjected-to-vat-but-selected-exempt-in-accountable-what-now\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m subjected to VAT but selected Exempt in Accountable \u2013 What now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"intro\">Correcting a wrong VAT type in Accountable: A step-by-step guide<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">As a self-employed professional, having the correct VAT type in Accountable is essential for accurate tax reporting. If you are actually <b>Subject to VAT<\/b> but mistakenly selected <b>Exempt<\/b> in Accountable, your invoices will have been created <b>without VAT<\/b>, even though you should have been charging it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">In this article, we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to correct the error and make sure your VAT type is set up properly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-radius: 6px; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\">\u26a0\ufe0f<b> Before taking any steps, first verify your VAT type on Intervat.<\/b> Follow our step-by-step guide here: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/11036503-how-to-verify-your-vat-type-when-setting-up-your-account-on-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">How to verify your VAT type when setting up your account on Accountable<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"consequences\">Selecting the wrong VAT type can lead to several issues, including:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>No VAT charged on your invoices<\/b>: As &#8220;Exempt&#8221;, your invoices are created without VAT. But as a business that is Subject to VAT, you should have charged 21% (or the applicable rate) to your clients. This VAT will still be due to the tax authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>No VAT return available<\/b>: With the &#8220;Exempt&#8221; type, Accountable will not generate a periodic VAT return. This means you may miss filing obligations that actually apply to you, which can lead to delays and fines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>No VAT deduction on your expenses<\/b>: As &#8220;Exempt&#8221;, you cannot recover the VAT you paid on your professional purchases. As a business Subject to VAT, you are entitled to deduct that VAT.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Correcting your VAT type promptly helps you avoid these problems and stay compliant.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"step1\">Step 1: Credit note your invoices \ud83e\uddfe<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Before taking any other action, you need to cancel all invoices created under the wrong VAT type by issuing credit notes. These credit notes must be linked to the <b>current quarter<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Create credit notes for both <b>revenue<\/b> and <b>expense<\/b> invoices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Make sure the credit notes mirror the original invoices (without VAT, exactly as they were booked).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-color: #fbc91633;\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\"><b>\u26a0\ufe0f Important: make sure your VAT type is still set to &#8220;Exempt&#8221; when creating the credit notes. Do not change your VAT type yet. Only switch to &#8220;Subject to VAT&#8221; after all credit notes have been correctly created. If you change it too early, the credit notes will be booked under the wrong VAT type and the correction will not be valid.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-radius: 6px; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d7efdc80; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Revenue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fed9db80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Expenses<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2705 If created in Accountable, generate a credit note from the invoice and link it to the current quarter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2705 Create credit notes using the same purchase invoices and link them to the current quarter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-color: #fbc91633;\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udca1 Not sure how to create a credit note? These step-by-step guides show you exactly how:<\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\"><b>For revenue invoices:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/15702401-how-to-refund-a-client-or-cancel-an-invoice-with-a-credit-note#h_6d1f5deaa2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">How to refund a client or cancel an invoice with a credit note<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\"><b>For expense invoices:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/15678229-how-to-create-a-credit-note-for-a-previous-purchase-as-a-subject-to-vat-business\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">How to create a credit note for a previous purchase as a subject to VAT business<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"step2\">Step 2: Upgrade your subscription \ud83d\udd01<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">To be able to change your VAT type, upgrade your plan from Bookkeeping (GROW) to <b>Taxes<\/b> or <b>Max<\/b>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"step3\">Step 3: Change your VAT type in settings \u2699\ufe0f<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Go to <b>Intervat<\/b> to double-check your VAT type.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">In your Accountable account, go to <b>Account &gt; Settings &gt; Taxes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Change your VAT type from <b>&#8220;Exempt&#8221;<\/b> to <b>&#8220;Subject to VAT&#8221;<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Don&#8217;t forget to click <b>Save<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-color: #fbc91633;\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\">\u26a0\ufe0f <b>Once updated, new invoices will automatically use the correct VAT type. However, any invoices created under the wrong VAT type must be adjusted manually.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"step4\">Step 4: Contact your clients \ud83d\udcde<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Because you should have charged VAT but didn&#8217;t, you now need to correct this with your clients. Before creating new invoices, discuss the correction with them. Your approach may depend on what the client agrees to. You have two options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Add VAT on top of the original amount<\/b>: the client pays an extra 21% VAT.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Include VAT within the original amount<\/b>: you absorb the VAT, which reduces your net revenue.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-radius: 6px; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Sales Type<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Action<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">VAT Impact<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Business to Business (B2B) within Belgium<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83e\uddfe Credit note + new invoice + collect VAT (or absorb VAT)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udcb0 VAT must be collected from the client or absorbed within the total price.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Business to Consumer (B2C) within Belgium<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u270f\ufe0f Edit the VAT status of the &#8220;other revenue&#8221; \u2192 (Advanced settings)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udcb8 Absorb VAT within the total price.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Business to Business (B2B) outside of Belgium<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83e\uddfe Credit note + new invoice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83c\udf0d No VAT impact on the collected amount.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Business to Consumer (B2C) within the EU<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u270f\ufe0f Edit the VAT status of the &#8220;other revenue&#8221; \u2192 (Advanced settings)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udcb8 Absorb VAT within the total price.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Business to Consumer (B2C) outside the EU<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u270f\ufe0f Edit the status of the &#8220;other revenue&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83c\udf0d No VAT impact on the collected amount.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udca1 <b>Reminder:<\/b> the credit note itself must be created while your VAT type is still set to &#8220;Exempt&#8221; (see Step 1). You only issue the new invoice after switching to &#8220;Subject to VAT&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"step5\">Step 5: Recreate your invoices \ud83d\udcdd<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Create new revenue and expense invoices with the correct VAT type (&#8220;Subject to VAT&#8221;).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Make sure these invoices are linked to the <b>current quarter<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">For expenses and revenue tickets (bonnetjes), you can adjust the VAT type via <b>Advanced Settings<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #feedaf80; border-color: #fbc91633;\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\">\u26a0\ufe0f <b>For official revenue invoices:<\/b> you can only edit or recreate the invoice directly if your VAT quarter has not been submitted yet <b>and<\/b> your client has not yet submitted their own VAT return. If your VAT quarter is already submitted, or your client has already declared the VAT, you must create a credit note for the revenue invoice instead (see Step 1) and then issue a new, correct invoice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"recap\">\u2728 Recap: correcting your VAT type from Exempt to Subject to VAT<\/h1>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-radius: 6px; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Step<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d7efdc80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Revenue<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fed9db80; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Expenses<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>1. Credit note<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2705 <b>While still set to &#8220;Exempt&#8221;<\/b>, generate credit notes from the invoices, link to the current quarter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2705 <b>While still set to &#8220;Exempt&#8221;<\/b>, create credit notes using the same purchase invoices, link to the current quarter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>2. Upgrade subscription<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udd01 Upgrade from Bookkeeping (GROW) to Taxes or Max<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udd01 Same as for revenue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>3. Change VAT type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2699\ufe0f Go to <b>Account &gt; Settings &gt; Taxes<\/b>, change from <b>&#8220;Exempt&#8221;<\/b> to <b>&#8220;Subject to VAT&#8221;<\/b>, click <b>Save<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2699\ufe0f Same as for revenue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>4. Contact clients<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udcde Inform clients of the correction. \ud83d\udca1 Choose: add VAT on top <b>or<\/b> absorb VAT (see the table above)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">(not applicable)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>5. Recreate invoices<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83e\uddfe Recreate revenue invoices with the correct VAT type, link to current quarter. If the quarter is already submitted or the client already declared, use a credit note instead<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83e\uddfe Recreate expense invoices with the correct VAT type, link to current quarter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>\ud83d\udce7 Still have questions? 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