New VAT rule in Belgium
A new VAT rule has been in effect in Belgium since January 1, 2024. This may affect you as a partner when you sell via our platform to customers in Belgium. Therefore, we explain the new VAT rule below.
The Belgian Tax Authorities (FOD Finance) check whether partners on our platform comply with their VAT obligations in Belgium. If the Belgian Tax Authorities have serious suspicions that you are not fulfilling your Belgian VAT obligations, they can inform us about this. If the Belgian Tax Authorities do so, we are then obliged to take action and inform you. You will then be asked to check and correct your Belgian VAT declarations. Please do this as soon as possible.
The Belgian Tax Authorities will then check if you have improved your VAT declarations. If, according to the authorities, this is not the case, we will receive another letter and will have to inform you again. As soon as we receive a third letter from the Belgian Tax Authorities (stating that you are not fulfilling your Belgian VAT obligations), we must close your seller account within one month. The new regulations oblige us to take these steps, as otherwise we could be held responsible for fulfilling your VAT obligations. Should the Belgian Tax Authorities unexpectedly oblige us to fulfill your VAT obligations, we will recover the damages incurred from you. After your seller account is closed, you can no longer sell via our platform. Should this situation arise, we will, of course, inform you about it.
This new legislation exclusively concerns the Belgian VAT that you, as a partner, must pay on your sales in Belgium since January 1, 2024. It is, of course, important that you always meet your obligations. We therefore advise you to check whether you are complying with all your VAT obligations. Do you need help with this? Please contact your tax advisor or accountant.