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Notes on VAT for EFA membership

·        VAT at 21% will be applied on fees for all private individuals.

·        VAT at 21% will be applied on fees for all members residing in Belgium.

·        If payment is through a bank account of a registered company / institution with a valid EU VAT number, the EU reverse charge mechanism will be applied.

·        For payments received from bank accounts of all businesses / institutions outside the EU, VAT is not applied.

ConfTool - Select the VAT regime for the invoice

You have three regime options in ConfTool:

 

Payment and Invoicing

VAT charges

Academic institution

The membership fee is paid or reimbursed via your academic institution. Invoice will be addressed to the institution.

  • When a valid EU VAT number is given, no VAT charges.
  • Non-EU institution, no VAT charges.
  • users residing in Belgium, VAT charges apply.

Company

The membership fee is paid or reimbursed via your company/business. Invoice will be addressed to the company/business.

  • When a valid EU VAT number is given, no VAT charges.
  • Non-EU institution, no VAT charges.
  • users residing in Belgium, VAT charges apply.

Private individual

The membership fee is paid by the user. The invoice will be addressed to the individual.

  • VAT charges apply.

 

For EU Institutions- Enter a valid VAT number

For institutions located within the European Union (EU), please provide a valid EU VAT Identification Number; in this case, the invoice will be issued without VAT.

Attention:

·        Please do not enter a personal national tax number.

·        If you do not enter a valid VAT number, VAT will be automatically charged.

·        The VAT number must include the country code to be valid. Example: BE12345678. 

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