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# Prepare a VAT return (for accountants)

You prepare the VAT return in the client workspace. Booko calculates the boxes; you review them and record that the return has been filed.

## Steps

1. Open the client via **Clients** > **Open workspace**.
2. Go to **Tax & compliance** > **VAT return**.
3. Review the boxes under **VAT report – [period]**. At the top you see whether the return is a draft and its due date.
4. Not ready yet? Choose **Save draft** from the menu next to the main button.
5. Click **Review return**. You go through **Review checks**, **Submission** and **Confirm**.
6. Under **How is this return submitted?**, choose **Filed outside Booko (tax portal)** and file the return with the Belastingdienst.
7. Tick the declaration and click **Mark as filed**. You'll see **VAT filing recorded**.

## Good to know

- Sending via Digipoort from Booko isn't possible yet: the transport is not connected.
- If the client is under the KOR, filing is disabled (**KOR active.**).
- Payment to the Belastingdienst is not handled in Booko.
- **VAT settings** in the same menu manages the client's VAT settings.

## Still stuck?

- **The VAT return could not be loaded**? Check your connection and try again.
- **Not ready to file**? Resolve the blocked checks first.
- Think the calculated amounts are wrong? Ask for a colleague in the chat and name the client and period (no amounts or BSN in the chat).