{"id":30936,"date":"2026-08-20T12:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:28:03","slug":"how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to encode VAT payments in the app?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n

It is quite easy to encode your general expenses and invoices within seconds but what about encoding your VAT payments or VAT reimbursements? There are actually several ways to do it which will be explained below.<\/b><\/p>\n

\n

\n

Principles<\/b><\/h1>\n

All your VAT transactions (payments to Finanzamt or refunds from Finanzamt) must be encoded in the app (as expenses or revenue items).<\/p>\n

At the end of the year, Accountable will compute automatically your yearly VAT return and E\u00dcR based on VAT transactions you have encoded, so make sure the amounts are correct.<\/p>\n

\n

\n

You can choose either of the following methods ways to encode your VAT payments. We hope that it is a smooth and easy experience for you.<\/p>\n

\n

\n

1- From the Bank screen<\/b><\/h1>\n
    \n
  • \n

    Go to your bank screen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    Click on the relevant transaction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    Click on Classification by<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    Select ‘Another Professional Payment’ from the popped up menu<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    Now choose ‘A tax payment\/reimbursement’<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    From the next popped up menu select ‘VAT Reimbursement<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    Choose whether you would like to do it Monthly, Quarterly or Yearly, <\/p>\n

    then choose the relevant VAT period<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n

    Your VAT due\/prepaid will be encoded in the app<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \n

    <\/h1>\n

    \n

    2- From the Expenses screen (VAT payment) or the Revenue screen (VAT reimbursement)<\/b><\/h1>\n
      \n
    • \n

      From mobile, create a new Expense or Revenue manually<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    • \n

      Add “Finanzamt” as supplier\/client. Category “For VAT payment” will automatically be added (select “VAT reimbursement” for revenue)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    • \n

      Input the amount, click save<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    • \n

      The app will ask you to select the VAT period related to this transaction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \n\n\n\n
      \n
      <\/div>\n

      \n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      <\/div>\n

      \n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

      \n

      \n

      \n

      \n

      3- From the Taxes screen<\/b><\/h1>\n
        \n
      • \n

        Go to your tax universe in your accountable mobile app or web version<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      • \n

        Select your relevant VAT return<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      • \n

        In the bottom of your screen, click on “mark as paid\/received”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \n

        \n

        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        A guide to help you encode your VAT transactions correctly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","help_label":[469,454],"class_list":["post-30936","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to encode VAT payments in the app? - Accountable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to encode VAT payments in the app? - Accountable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A guide to help you encode your VAT transactions correctly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Accountable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-24T15:28:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/571548405\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2FcQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to encode VAT payments in the app? - Accountable\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\\\/i\\\/o\\\/571548405\\\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\\\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-20T10:44:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-24T15:28:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-BE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-BE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\\\/i\\\/o\\\/571548405\\\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\\\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\\\/i\\\/o\\\/571548405\\\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\\\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Help Center\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to encode VAT payments in the app?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/\",\"name\":\"Accountable\",\"description\":\"Your accountant and tax advisor on your smartphone\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-BE\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Accountable\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-BE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/logo-512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/logo-512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Accountable\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to encode VAT payments in the app? - Accountable","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to encode VAT payments in the app? - Accountable","og_description":"A guide to help you encode your VAT transactions correctly","og_url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/","og_site_name":"Accountable","article_modified_time":"2026-08-24T15:28:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/571548405\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/","url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/","name":"How to encode VAT payments in the app? - Accountable","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/571548405\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A","datePublished":"2026-08-20T10:44:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-24T15:28:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-BE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-BE","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/571548405\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A","contentUrl":"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/571548405\/95f1e09c5c3154e1122685f7\/Encode+VAT+payment+mobile+expense_EN.gif?expires=1787637600&signature=a8b0b38fb8225bd9afa8c1037d5d6db6e5ce37775c53210aa3a7106a3aef52c5&req=cScmE812mYFaFb4V1XW4gYHLWRmRCQynHhA8g9sberUvOOEr%2BgQdZVoOE5%2Fc%0AQYssbfGjGwFtxvMyOnYRawMYmQ%3D%3D%0A"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-encode-vat-payments-in-the-app\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Help Center","item":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to encode VAT payments in the app?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/","name":"Accountable","description":"Your accountant and tax advisor on your smartphone","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-BE"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#organization","name":"Accountable","url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-BE","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/logo-512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/logo-512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Accountable"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_center\/30936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_center"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/help_center"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_center\/30936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33207,"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_center\/30936\/revisions\/33207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"help_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_label?post=30936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}