VAT code for international sales entries

The entries for sales to companies in other EU countries must be entered with the correct VAT code in order to see the turnover amounts on the ICP declaration.

  • If you make an entry using the VAT code for IC Levering Goederen (this may be your VAT code 34), the entry then comes under section IC Levering Diensten(3b) in the VAT declaration and section 3a in the ICP declaration.
  • If you make an entry using the VAT code for IC Levering Diensten (this may be your VAT code 35), the entry then comes under section IC Levering Diensten(3b) in the VAT declaration and section 3a in the ICP declaration.

VAT code/VAT section link

VAT code

Description

VAT section

VAT percentage

Purchase/sales

EU services calculation

34

IC Goods Delivery

3b

0%

Sales

no

35

IC Services Provision

3b

0%

Sales

yes

37

IC Acquisition

4b

21%

Purchase

no

VAT data within debtor properties

VAT duty

VAT number required

Deviating VAT rate group

Default sales

No

Check box should not be selected. This only applies if you are using the so-called 'agriculture arrangement'.

VAT transferred to

Yes

idem

Sales within the EU (ICP)

Yes

idem

Export outside the EU

No

idem

Telesales

No

idem

If you have configured your purchase/sale contacts etc properly, the VAT code is applied immediately when entering a sale, etc.

To add a counter/direct invoice:

Now add a counter/direct invoice for 1 Server behuizing 3 units Antec (1006) to sales contact Bus Grondstoffen B.V. (10105).

  1. Go to: Order Management / Sales process / Counter/direct invoice.
  2. Click on: New.
  3. Select an entry layout if you are presented with a choice.

  4. Select the sales contact.
  5. Add the line with 1 unit of article 1006. You see what the VAT duty and the associated VAT percentage are.
  6. Complete the line. 
  7. Select the line again.
  8. Go to the tab: Totals (in the footer of the entry layout).

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    You see how much VAT must be paid on this invoice (VAT amount).

  9. Cancel the counter/direct invoice.

Change the VAT duty of the sales contact:

In this example you change the VAT duty of the sales contact Bus Grondstoffen B.V. from Sales standard to Export buiten EU.

  1. Go to: Order Management / Sales / Sales contact.
  2. Open the properties of the sales contact Bus Grondstoffen B.V..
  3. Go to the tab: Debtor.

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  4. Change the VAT duty to Export buiten EU.
  5. Save the changes.
  6. Once again add a Counter/direct invoice for 1 unit of article 1006 as you did previously.
  7. View the VAT amount.

  8. Cancel the counter/direct invoice.

Directly to

  1. VAT/ICP concepts and scenarios
  2. VAT/ICP concepts and scenarios
  3. Example of a VAT code in financial entries
  4. Example of a VAT code in sales entries
  5. VAT scenarios