Filing your VAT return

TELMAAR adds up per quarter what you charged in VAT and what you paid yourself. You copy those figures into your return to the Belastingdienst, the Dutch tax authority.

What you will find here

VAT (Dutch: btw) is the tax you add on top of your price and collect on behalf of the Belastingdienst. The VAT your customers paid you is called VAT due (verschuldigde btw). The VAT you paid your suppliers is called input VAT (voorbelasting), and you may usually deduct it again.

What is left over is the amount you have to pay. If the amount is below zero, you get money back.

How to do it

1First make sure your bookkeeping is up to date: every sales invoice sent, every receipt and purchase invoice processed for that quarter.
2Go to Accounting and then VAT return.
3Click the year and the quarter you are filing for at the top. You immediately see which period it covers.
4Read the four amounts: revenue, VAT due, input VAT, and the amount you have to pay or will get back.
5If you supplied business customers in other EU countries, also go to Accounting and then ICP statement and pick the same quarter. It shows what you supplied, per customer and per country.
6Log in to Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk and copy the amounts into your return. If you have EU supplies, also file the ICP statement using the amounts from that page.

Not working?

The amounts are lower than you expected.: Only what is booked in that quarter counts. Check that every invoice and receipt has really been processed and that they carry the right date. An invoice that is still a draft does not count.
The ICP page shows a warning about invoices without a VAT number.: For a supply to a business customer in the EU, that customer's VAT number is mandatory. Add the number to the contact and redo the invoice concerned, otherwise your statement will be wrong.

Last checked on 28 August 2026

Filing your VAT return

What you will find here

How to do it

Not working?

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