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How to apply partial VAT to the rent of a commercial or civil lease?

On a commercial or civil lease, you can apply VAT to the entire rent or to only part of it, by splitting the rent into several parts, each with its own rate.

Written by Pauline Marchand
  1. In the left-hand menu, click Contracts.

  2. Open the relevant contract and click Modify (or create a new contract).

  3. In the left-hand panel, click Rent. If the contract covers several units, each unit has its own sub-tab under Rent (e.g. "Appart 1", "Garage 1"): select the unit for which you want to set VAT. VAT is configured separately for each unit.

  4. Turn on the VAT toggle. By default, 100% of the rent is subject to the applicable VAT rate (e.g. 21% in Belgium, 20% in France — subject to change).

  5. In the box that appears, click Personalize VAT.

  6. In the VAT repartition window, split the rent into parts. For each part, fill in:

    • Parts: the name of the part (it will appear on your rent invoices);

    • Percentage of rent: the share of the rent concerned, as a %;

    • VAT rate: the rate applied to this part.

  7. To add a part, click + Add. Repeat as needed.

  8. Check that the total of the parts equals 100%.

  9. Click Confirm, then Save to save the contract.

💡 VAT personalization applies to the base rent and the variable rent. It does not apply to the VAT rate of provisions and lump-sum charges.

Example: to apply no VAT on 70% of the rent and the applicable rate on the remaining 30%, create two parts: one part at 70% with the 0% rate, one part at 30% with the applicable rate. The two parts must total 100%.

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