- Correction of wrongly applied default interest
- New VAT legislation effective since January 1, 2025
- New deadlines for filing and paying VAT returns for quarterly filers
- Quarterly and special VAT returns could be filed and paid until January 27, 2025
- Technical problem prevented payments made between January 24 and 27, 2025 from being taken into account
- Default interest was wrongly charged in these cases
- Correction is underway and will be implemented as soon as possible
- No action required from taxpayers or their representatives
- Full interest will be canceled if full VAT amount was paid before January 27, 2025
- Interest will be recalculated if partial VAT amount was paid before January 27, 2025
- Any wrongly charged interest already paid will be offset against the next VAT return
- Apologies for the inconvenience
Source: financien.belgium.be
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
