VAT refund check for your home battery
Question 1 of 7
Where is or will the home battery be installed?
You can reclaim VAT if you buy and sell power with the battery: with an energy management system (EMS), a dynamic energy contract and an energy supplier that pays you for the power you feed back. You then become an entrepreneur for VAT purposes. The invoice and the energy contract are in your name. If you only use the battery privately, you cannot reclaim the VAT.
What the check tests
The questions follow the conditions the Dutch Tax Administration sets for reclaiming VAT on a home battery.
Trading power
Your battery buys power when it is cheap and feeds back for a payment. That makes you an entrepreneur for VAT purposes.
EMS and dynamic contract
The battery has an energy management system and you have an energy contract with hourly prices. Without those two there is nothing to trade. If you take a dynamic contract with Frank Energie, or already have one, we link Hyxi, KStar and Sungrow to it.
Everything in the same name
The battery invoice and the energy contract are in the name of the person reclaiming the VAT.
No KOR at purchase
If you take part in the small business scheme, you deregister first. That takes effect at the start of a quarter and processing takes 4 weeks.
The full conditions are on the Tax Administration page Thuisbatterij en btw (Dutch). Background, the step-by-step plan and the worked example are in our guide reclaiming VAT on a home battery.
For the dynamic contract we work with Frank Energie. If you take their contract, or already have one, we link Hyxi, KStar and Sungrow to it. Frank is our partner, not an extra Tax Administration condition.
The official step-by-step plan
Official routes: leave the KOR, register as a VAT entrepreneur, and home battery VAT rules (no flat rate).
Review your situation
EMS, dynamic energy contract and invoice must be in the same name.
In the KOR? Leave it first
Deregister in Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk. It takes effect at the start of a quarter; allow about 4 weeks.
Dynamic contract in the same name
You need hourly prices, in the name of whoever reclaims the VAT. For that contract we work with Frank Energie.
Register as a VAT entrepreneur
File the Opgaaf startende onderneming around the purchase, or use your existing VAT number.
Buy and have it installed
Invoice in your name, dated in a period when you are not in the KOR.
Reclaim the VAT in your return
Enter 21% on purchase and installation as input tax, within 6 months after the year of purchase.
File every quarter, declare private use yearly
Declare VAT on your supplier payment. Calculate private use from your EMS; there is no flat rate.
What SolarFast does for you
We put the invoice in the right name, choose a battery with EMS and align with KOR timing. If you take a dynamic contract with Frank Energie, we link it in. You file the return yourself. This is not tax advice.
Questions about the check
No. The check gives a first indication based on the Tax Administration's conditions. For certainty about your own return, go to the Tax Administration or an adviser.
Nothing, unless you leave your details at the end yourself. If you only leave your email address to receive your result, we send you just that one email. If you also leave your phone number, we include your outcome and contact you to take a look together.
You get an indication based on your expected investment. The VAT is 21 percent of the amount excluding VAT, not 21 percent of the price including VAT. On 12,100 euros including VAT that is 2,100 euros. On 6,000 euros including VAT about 1,041 euros. The exact amount depends on your invoice and your private use.
Yes. The refund is about trading power, not generating your own. You can meet the conditions without panels too.
Especially then. The check shows that timing is your main point: deregister first, buy after. Deregistration takes effect on the first day of a quarter and processing takes 4 weeks.
No. You arrange the refund in your own VAT return. We put the invoice in the right name and plan the installation. For the return itself, go to the Tax Administration or your adviser.
No. The Tax Administration asks for a dynamic contract, not a specific supplier. Frank Energie is our partner for that. We link Hyxi, KStar and Sungrow to it if you take their contract or already have one. If you already have another dynamic contract, the refund route can still apply, as long as the invoice and the contract are in the same name.
Ready for the next step?
Request a no-obligation quote, book an advice call, or first read exactly how the refund works.
