{"id":31087,"date":"2026-08-21T03:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T03:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:30:46","slug":"you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_0f77e6d070\">\ud83d\udcdd Context : <\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">It may sometimes happen that you have made private purchases through a business Amazon account, which creates several accounting issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_abc8815dc6\">\u26a0\ufe0f The typical problems encountered are the following:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Invoices are issued in <b>your business name<\/b> and with a VAT number and sometimes under the reverse charge regime : Amazon refuses to reissue the invoices in your business name.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Incorrect VAT return<\/b>: the amounts excluding VAT and the VAT itself do not reflect the actual purchases.<br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Risk of mixing accounts:<\/b> your private and business expenses may become intertwined, which is not ideal and can lead to a <b>tax audit.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">This article guides you step by step to regularize your purchases and correct your VAT return.<\/p>\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\">\ud83d\udca1 <b>Tip<\/b>: <b>Record<\/b> all your expenses and <b>keep your invoices<\/b> to make any adjustments easier.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_bb6f3ebb89\">\ud83d\udcde Step 1: Contact the SPF<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Before making any changes, contact the <b>SPF (Federal Public Service)<\/b> to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Determine the exact amount of VAT to be regularized.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Identify the accounting account to use.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Obtain written confirmation of the required steps.<\/b><\/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: #feedaf80;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udca1 <b>Tip<\/b>: <b>Call<\/b> them and <b>send an email<\/b> at the same time to <b>keep written proof.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin font-inter\">\u26a0\ufe0f <b>This step ensures an official record and protects you in the event of a tax audit.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<hr>\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_79881e32a5\">\ud83e\uddfe Step 2: Adjust the VAT return<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">After validation with the finance department, you can simply <b>contact us via chat<\/b> and we will be able to make the changes manually in your account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Generally, here are the steps to follow to regularize the situation:<\/p>\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>Grid<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Action<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>86<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0;border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Add the amount<\/b> <b>excluding VAT<\/b> of the private purchases.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>55<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0;border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Add the corresponding <b>VAT<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>72<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0;border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0;padding: 8px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Adjust<\/b> the VAT amount to <b>deduct<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<hr>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_46aaa52c8c\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Step 3: Prevention for the Future<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>To avoid encountering this issue again:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Create a <b>separate Amazon account<\/b> for your <b>private purchases<\/b>.<br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Make sure all business invoices are issued <b>in your company\u2019s name<\/b> with <b>a valid VAT number.<\/b><br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Keep<\/b> all payment <b>receipts and invoices<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an article explaining how to proceed to avoid any accounting errors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","help_label":[],"class_list":["post-31087","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>You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps. - 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\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps. - Accountable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here is an article explaining how to proceed to avoid any accounting errors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Accountable\" \/>\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\\\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\\\/\",\"name\":\"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps. - Accountable\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-21T01:30:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-BE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.accountable.eu\\\/en-be\\\/help-center\\\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\\\/#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\":\"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps.\"}]},{\"@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":"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps. - 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\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps. - Accountable","og_description":"Here is an article explaining how to proceed to avoid any accounting errors.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/","og_site_name":"Accountable","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\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/","url":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/","name":"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps. - Accountable","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T01:30:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-BE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/you-made-private-purchases-using-a-professional-amazon-account-follow-these-steps\/#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":"You made private purchases using a professional Amazon account? Follow these steps."}]},{"@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\/31087","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":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_center\/31087\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"help_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_label?post=31087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}