reclaim VAT Belgium business expenses
Other costs fall under a separate residual category
Under "other" fall the business expenses that do not fit into one of the other, more specific EU cost categories — think of professional literature, small office supplies, training or services purchased during a business visit to Belgium and not directly falling under fuel, accommodation, tolls or trade fair participation. This residual category exists alongside the nine other, more specific cost categories and is intended to capture VAT on costs that are demonstrably business-related, but do not have their own, clearly defined designation.
What Belgium includes
What this is based on
- Tax Administration — Requirements for VAT reclaim request from other EU countries (per country)
- Council Directive 2008/9/EC (VAT refund for taxable persons not established in the Member State)
- European Commission — Taxes in Europe Database (TIC)
Directive 2008/9/EC is available on EUR-Lex and the Tax Administration publishes the Requirements list itself. We provide references for each statement; you do not have to take our word for it.
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