API reference / Quittio \ Country \ BE \ Tax

VatPreset

string-backed enum in quittio/country-be · implements DatedTaxPreset

Quittio\Country\BE\Tax\VatPreset · Source

Tax presets for Belgium (VAT Code, Royal Decree No. 20 on the rates).

Accommodation takes the rate that holds on the supply date of the line (TaxTables): 12 % from 1 March 2026, 6 % before. The texts default to Dutch and exist in Dutch, French, German and English; they are not reviewed by a tax adviser yet (see the README of the pack).

Cases#

Case	Value	Description
`Standard`	`'be.standard'`	Standard rate, 21 %.
`Intermediate`	`'be.intermediate'`	Intermediate rate, 12 %.
`Reduced`	`'be.reduced'`	Reduced rate, 6 %.
`Accommodation`	`'be.accommodation'`	Accommodation in hotels and campsites: 12 % from 1 March 2026, 6 % before.
`ZeroRated`	`'be.zero_rated'`	Zero rate, e.g. for daily newspapers (category Z).
`SmallBusiness`	`'be.small_business'`	Small business exemption scheme (franchise, Art. 56bis VAT Code).
`ReverseChargeDomestic`	`'be.reverse_charge_domestic'`	Domestic reverse charge, e.g. works on immovable property (Art. 20 Royal Decree No. 1).
`ReverseChargeEu`	`'be.reverse_charge_eu'`	Service to a business in another member state, which owes the VAT (Art. 196 VAT Directive).
`IntraCommunitySupply`	`'be.intra_community_supply'`	Intra-community supply (Art. 39bis VAT Code).
`Export`	`'be.export'`	Export (Art. 39 VAT Code).
`NotTaxableInBelgium`	`'be.not_taxable'`	Supply not taxable in Belgium (place of supply abroad).
`MarginSecondHand`	`'be.margin_second_hand'`	Margin scheme, second-hand goods (Art. 58 § 4 VAT Code).
`MarginArt`	`'be.margin_art'`	Margin scheme, works of art (Art. 58 § 4 VAT Code).
`MarginAntiques`	`'be.margin_antiques'`	Margin scheme, collectors' items and antiques (Art. 58 § 4 VAT Code).
`TravelAgency`	`'be.travel_agency'`	Margin scheme of travel agencies (Art. 58 § 3 VAT Code).

Methods#

Method	Description
`->category()`
`::exempt()`	Tax exemption with a specific legal reference, e.g. VatPreset::exempt('artikel 44, § 2, 1°, Wetboek btw').
`->exemptionReason()`
`->exemptionReasonCode()`
`::fromKey()`	The case of a key, e.g. of LineVat::$presetKey; null for keys of other presets.
`->key()`
`->on()`	The preset with the rate of the date; presets without a dated rate return themselves.
`->rate()`

`category()`#

public function category(): VatCategory

Returns: VatCategory

`exempt()`#

public static function exempt(
    string $paragraph,
    VatExemptionReasonCode|RawCode|string|null $code = null,
): TaxPreset

static

Tax exemption with a specific legal reference, e.g. VatPreset::exempt('artikel 44, § 2, 1°, Wetboek btw').

Parameter	Type	Description
`$paragraph`	`string`
`$code`	`VatExemptionReasonCode\|RawCode\|string\|null` = `null`

Returns: TaxPreset

`exemptionReason()`#

public function exemptionReason(?string $locale = null): ?string

Parameter	Type	Description
`$locale`	`?string` = `null`

Returns: ?string

`exemptionReasonCode()`#

public function exemptionReasonCode(): ?VatExemptionReasonCode

Returns: ?VatExemptionReasonCode

`fromKey()`#

public static function fromKey(string $key): ?self

static

The case of a key, e.g. of LineVat::$presetKey; null for keys of other presets.

Parameter	Type	Description
`$key`	`string`

Returns: ?self

`key()`#

public function key(): string

Returns: string

`on()`#

public function on(Date $date): TaxPreset

The preset with the rate of the date; presets without a dated rate return themselves.

Parameter	Type	Description
`$date`	`Date`

Returns: TaxPreset

`rate()`#

public function rate(): ?BigDecimal

Returns: ?Brick\Math\BigDecimal

VatPreset

Cases#

Methods#

category()#

exempt()#

exemptionReason()#

exemptionReasonCode()#

fromKey()#

key()#

on()#

rate()#