Belgium: Access to VAT e-services “Isabel” and “GlobalSign” to end beginning 31 January 2024

As of 31 January 2024, it will no longer be possible to use the “Isabel” and “GlobalSign” commercial certificates to log in to Intervat.

Access to VAT e-services “Isabel” and “GlobalSign” to end beginning 31 January 2024

Article Posted date 05 December 2023

An important change was announced regarding the access to the e-services of the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance, which includes the online Intervat application that is used for the filing of the Belgian value added tax (VAT) returns and listings.

As of 31 January 2024, it will no longer be possible to use the “Isabel” and “GlobalSign” commercial certificates to log in to Intervat.

There are, however, several alternatives available:

  • Log in by using a Belgian electronic identity card (eID) or an electronic card for foreigners.
  • Log in by using the Itsme-app (to activate Itsme, taxpayers will need a Belgian electronic identity card).

If you do not have a Belgian eID or electronic card for foreigners, the following options are available:

  • Log in via eIDAS using your own national (non-Belgian) electronic identification means, recognized at the European level.
  • Register by presenting yourself at a 'registration office'.
  • In the future, taxpayers will be able to register through an online registration module, eliminating the need for physical presence in Belgium.

KPMG observation

It is important to note that if taxpayers submit the intrastat declarations themselves and they do not have e-ID capabilities, they will still require a commercial certificate as from 1 January 2024 in order to submit your intrastat declarations on the website of the National Bank of Belgium (i.e., through the OneGate application). One of the methods to access the OneGate platform, is through the combination of a username and password. The “username and password”-method will cease to exist and users without a Belgian identity card will need to log in with an electronic certificate as from 2024.

Read a December 2023 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Belgium

 

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