{"id":31333,"date":"2026-08-21T14:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/%f0%9f%9b%92-how-to-record-purchases-within-the-european-union\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:26:30","slug":"%f0%9f%9b%92-how-to-record-purchases-within-the-european-union","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/%f0%9f%9b%92-how-to-record-purchases-within-the-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\uded2 How to record purchases within the European Union?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Are you purchasing goods or services from suppliers based in a different EU country than the one where you&#8217;re registered as a self-employed professional?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Here&#8217;s how to correctly record those expenses in Accountable, whether your supplier is a freelancer or a company.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_62ddb16835\"><b> \ud83d\udcb0 What is the EU reverse-charge mechanism?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Purchases between businesses or freelancers based in two different EU countries fall under the <b>EU reverse-charge system<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">This means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">As the <b>customer<\/b>, you don\u2019t pay VAT to your supplier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">As the <b>supplier<\/b>, you don\u2019t charge your local VAT to clients in another EU country.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Your supplier can verify the validity of your VAT number via the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/taxation_customs\/vies\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">EU VIES tool<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udc49 In practice, if your VAT number is mentioned on the invoice, your supplier issues it <b>without VAT<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_538c22aba8\"><b>\ud83e\uddfe How to record an EU purchase invoice in Accountable?<\/b><\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Go to <b>Expenses &gt; Upload a new expense<\/b>, and select the invoice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1508640090\/3a9fd08283bfe90d92824f935e15\/Capture%2Bd-E2-80-99e-CC-81cran%2B2025-04-24%2Ba-CC-80%2B11_25_03.png?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=29a19d3e24d9fa8057e555b6331b2c95532bddf4958a5d288e84ec5b00f422f4&amp;req=dSUnHs96nYFWWfMW3nq%2BgccJJM87y95Nr3Xmx0RsQV3ZFQbwnInHXZFK2Vtj%0AY1tMMVdkk1VObFLgGIvFFYkXe7Q%3D%0A\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Click on <b>Review now<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">When asked <b>\u201cIs this a proper invoice?\u201d<\/b>, answer <b>Yes<\/b> if your VAT number is shown on the invoice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1508642129\/6b13802d909f16ca0aa4e64c478a\/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2025-05-05+a%CC%80+14_18_01.png?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=30d419489e833132f626caa199a4b23f1ce860785a2fda6df63cafa25a5752af&amp;req=dSUnHs96n4BdUPMW3nq%2BgfZF2Ih%2BZ9c3a7DOT9uuc%2FfCc1XxZ6H6vV4rwdhY%0Avl3PER0iAIWIzb%2B4QwYZ0IqMZWA%3D%0A\" width=\"537\" height=\"125\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Category<\/b>: Select the one that matches the nature of the purchase. For example:<br \/>\u27a4 <i>Technology &amp; Communication &gt; Technology service or software.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>VAT rate on the document<\/b>:<br \/>\u27a4 Select <b>0%<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1508646742\/ddd4cdd417b4a51e14c6d6ca377d\/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2025-05-05+a%CC%80+14_21_34.png?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=2096986072d0d09bb2dda33c0540809186c74797272e8ff0d354350d3663ef41&amp;req=dSUnHs96m4ZbW%2FMW3nq%2BgU0F%2FgUW4rQEgkZiOVG5ICUbPW%2FUSBCAZB7AJNH%2F%0A7l4lpIRqvEdV9uFksdcCgmYuVsk%3D%0A\" width=\"553\" height=\"110\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u27a4 When asked <b>\u201cWhy is there no VAT on this expense?\u201d<\/b>, choose:<br \/>\u200b <b>\u201cIntra-EU reverse charge regime\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1592114428\/4031ddd993db728089d800126991\/image.png?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=dc9531111b7852fa4856c961a5b6d43ff079d268e6bd197f8bdb56133255e998&amp;req=dSUuFMh%2FmYVdUfMW3nq%2BgZX7Qzfo5VQjOWvul%2B%2Fom%2FRJXZysd4pKOY4poHcY%0A%2F0TtuptbmFFGSC1Jzu3kGLiVV7s%3D%0A\" width=\"433\" height=\"552\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">6.<b> Make sure to select the VAT rate that would apply to this purchase in Belgium<\/b>, in the section &#8216;What VAT rate would apply to this purchase in Belgium?&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1551366396\/f37db164845a89afcce5ac7d0cbc\/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2025-06-02+a%CC%80+09_00_36.png?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=d1a664ae1b9d168e1dcd354244d69aed205fd59a9084a426005b162d0d88bcb1&amp;req=dSUiF8p4m4JWX%2FMW3nq%2Bgdwr3ddib33WHhlEl3uZVlAYcVyxRr3lBQ9p5YRN%0AKdMZRENhtFvTiS7l2YWrV2xvotc%3D%0A\" width=\"500\" height=\"137\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1551368375\/e00b186949a4a79773a304718b32\/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2025-06-02+a%CC%80+09_02_38.png?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=f0902f6485b98a1ada5dea07cd9f47314ec950a613d4df3059de64fcd2b31100&amp;req=dSUiF8p4lYJYXPMW3nq%2BgROah3pv9%2Bzh8A5AnkvAulAN0HF18I7DMMM5aw%2FU%0AcTRJaGU1UhDC1SF8aZA%2BWbDdecE%3D%0A\" width=\"500\" height=\"97\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_cfb9f6c0bd\"><b>\ud83d\udccb Summary table \u2013 How to record an intra-EU purchase<\/b><\/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; width: 319px; 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>Action<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>1. Upload the document<\/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\">\ud83d\udce5 Go to Expenses &gt; Upload a new expense and select the invoice.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>2. Check the invoice<\/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\">\u2705 For the question &#8220;Is this a valid invoice?&#8221;, answer Yes if your VAT number appears on it.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>3. Choose the category<\/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\">\ud83d\udcca Select the category that matches the type of purchase (e.g. Technology service or software).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>4. Set the VAT rate<\/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\">\ud83e\uddee Select 0% VAT.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>5. Justify the absence of VAT<\/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\">\u270f\ufe0f For the question &#8220;Why is there no VAT?&#8221;, choose &#8220;Intra-EU reverse charge&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>6. Indicate the Belgian rate<\/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\">\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Select the VAT rate that would apply to this purchase in Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>7. Define professional use<\/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\">\ud83d\udcbc Indicate the percentage of professional use of the expense.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880; width: 319px; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>8. Save<\/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\">\ud83d\udcbe Review all information and save the expense.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_2461427693\"><b>\ud83d\udcca Impact on your tax returns<\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_e4534a7195\"><b>1. VAT return <\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">If recorded correctly in Accountable, intra-EU purchases are automatically placed in the correct boxes of your VAT return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_56fb264fee\"><b>Here\u2019s how those expenses appear:<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_02719054e3\">\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f <b>Purchase of goods (products, materials, etc.)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 86<\/b> \u2013 Intra-EU reverse-charge purchases of goods<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 81<\/b> \u2013 Raw materials and goods for resale<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 55<\/b> \u2013 VAT due on intra-EU reverse-charge purchases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 59<\/b> \u2013 Deductible VAT on purchases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 82<\/b> \u2013 Miscellaneous goods &amp; services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 83<\/b> \u2013 Investment goods<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_85f6f1cc95\">\ud83d\udcdf <b>Purchase of services (e.g. software, consulting, etc.)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 88<\/b> \u2013 Intra-EU reverse-charge purchases of services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 55<\/b> \u2013 VAT due on intra-EU reverse-charge purchases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 59<\/b> \u2013 Deductible VAT on purchases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Grid 82<\/b> \u2013 Miscellaneous goods &amp; services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_cecc78ca23\">\ud83d\udca1 <b>Good to know:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">These are reverse-charge operations, meaning they cancel each other out for VAT purposes: The VAT due (Box 55) is offset by the deductible VAT (Box 59), <b>provided the expense is 100% professional<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udd17 Accountable handles all the calculations for you automatically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_1a0ab0e039\"><b>2. Income tax return <\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">In your income tax return, the <b>net amount (excluding VAT)<\/b> of the expense is deductible in proportion to its <b>% of professional use<\/b> (e.g., 100%, 75%, etc.).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_788273f812\"><b>\u2753 Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>What if VAT was wrongly charged on the invoice?<\/b><br \/>Contact your supplier and ask for a corrected invoice <b>without VAT<\/b>. If your VAT number is valid, they shouldn\u2019t charge local VAT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Can I deduct this expense in my VAT return?<\/b><br \/>Yes, as long as the expense is recorded under the correct regime, it will be included in the appropriate boxes of your VAT return.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\u2753 Need help? 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