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And you’re right to do so! It all happens in the ‘Add\/Edit expense screen’.<\/p>\n

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1\/ Make sure the ‘invoice’ tick box is checked in the ‘Add\/Edit Expense screen’.<\/h2>\n

You can only recover VAT from purchase invoices, not receipts. Those invoices need to have your own VAT number printed on them.<\/p>\n

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If it’s the case, just tick the box.
It will open the VAT amount field.
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2\/ Attach a document. Always.<\/h2>\n

We only take into account expenses that have a proof attached. It’s a best practice in case of tax audit.
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3\/ Bear in mind that specific accounting categories do not allow you to recover VAT.<\/h2>\n

For instance, unless you work in this business yourself, you can’t recover VAT from your restaurant tickets. 0% deductibility rate at the VAT.<\/p>\n

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(If you’re curious about what you may deduct or not, check out our platform All-You-Can-Deduct ! <\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfa5 Want to learn more? Join our upcoming webinar ‘Claim it right : top deductible expenses’<\/b>, hosted live by one of our tax coaches to answer your questions!<\/p>\n

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Sign up for the webinar<\/a><\/div>\n

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Need help? Let’s meet in the chat or write us an email on support@accountable.eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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