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Minimum viable
bank statement for the period. Acceptable from: Swedbank Latvia, SEB banka, Citadele, Luminor, BlueOrange, or any other.
Recommended
sales/purchase invoices, VAT number (LV + 11 digits).
Ideal
complete invoice register, prior PVN 1.
R-LV-1 — Micro-enterprise tax regime
Trigger: client is on micro-enterprise tax. Message: "Micro-enterprise taxpayers may have different PVN obligations. Flag for reviewer."R-LV-1
R-LV-2 — Partial exemption
Trigger: mixed taxable/exempt. Message: "Pro-rata required. Flag for reviewer."R-LV-2
R-LV-3 — Timber/construction domestic reverse charge
Trigger: timber or construction services. Message: "Domestic reverse charge applies for timber and construction. Specialist analysis required."R-LV-3
Unknown rate on a sale
21%
Reduced rate 12%
12%
Reduced rate 5%
5%
Zero rate
0%
Exempt without credit
Financial services, insurance, medical, education, residential rental, postal universal service.
Reverse charge — EU services
Standard EU reverse charge per eu-vat-directive.
Reverse charge — non-EU services
Self-assess at 21%.
Domestic reverse charge
Timber, scrap metal, construction services — domestic reverse charge.
Blocked input PVN
Entertainment (above 60% representation cap), passenger vehicles (limited recovery), personal use.
Vehicle costs
Default: 0%. Question: "Confirm vehicle type and business-use proportion."
Representation expenses
Default: 0%. Question: "60% cap applies for documented business representation. Confirm."
Timber/construction reverse charge
Default: flag. Question: "Confirm if domestic reverse charge applies."
Mixed-use expenses
Default: 0%. Question: "Business proportion?"
PVN number
Fallback: "What is your PVN number? (LV + 11 digits)"
Filing frequency
Inference: from turnover. Fallback: "Monthly, quarterly, or bi-annual?"
Credit brought forward
Always ask.
Rendered from the canonical facts model. General reference only — confirm with a qualified professional before acting.
Read this whole section before classifying anything. The workflow runbook is in vat-workflow-base Section 1. The EU directive content is in eu-vat-directive.
Quick reference table
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia (Latvija) |
| Standard rate | 21% |
| Reduced rates | 12% (food, pharmaceuticals, hotel accommodation, domestic heating, passenger transport, books/periodicals), 5% (locally produced fruits/vegetables — seasonal) |
| Zero rate | Exports, intra-EU B2B supplies |
| Return form | PVN deklaracija (PVN 1) |
| Filing portal | https://eds.vid.gov.lv (EDS) |
| Authority | Valsts ienemumu dienests (VID) |
| Currency | EUR |
| Filing frequency | Monthly (intra-EU or turnover > EUR 50,000), quarterly (EUR 14,228-50,000), bi-annual (< EUR 14,228) |
| Deadline | 20th of month following period |
| Companion skill (workflow) | vat-workflow-base v0.1+ |
| Companion skill (EU directive) | eu-vat-directive v0.1+ |
| Contributor | Open Accountants Skills Registry |
| Validated by | Pending — requires validation by licensed Latvian accountant |
| Validation date | Pending |
Conservative defaults
| Ambiguity | Default |
|---|---|
| Unknown rate on a sale | 21% |
| Unknown PVN status of a purchase | Not deductible |
| Unknown counterparty country | Domestic Latvia |
| Unknown B2B vs B2C for EU customer | B2C, charge 21% |
| Unknown business-use proportion | 0% recovery |
| Unknown blocked-input status | Blocked |
Red flag thresholds
| Threshold | Value |
|---|---|
| HIGH single-transaction size | EUR 3,000 |
| HIGH tax-delta on a single conservative default | EUR 200 |
| MEDIUM counterparty concentration | >40% |
| MEDIUM conservative-default count | >4 |
| LOW absolute net PVN position | EUR 5,000 |
3.1 Latvian banks (fees exempt — exclude)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SWEDBANK, SEB, CITADELE, LUMINOR | EXCLUDE for fees | Financial service exempt |
| PROCENTI, INTEREST | EXCLUDE | Interest exempt |
3.2 Government (exclude)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| VID, VALSTS IENEMUMU DIENESTS | EXCLUDE | Tax payment |
| VSAA | EXCLUDE | Social security |
| UZNEMUMU REGISTRS | EXCLUDE | Company registration |
3.3 Utilities
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| LATVENERGO, SADALES TIKLS | Domestic 21% | Electricity |
| LATVIJAS GAZE, ENERĢIJAS PUBLISKAIS TIRGOTĀJS | Domestic 21% | Gas/heating — check 12% for domestic heating |
| LMT, TELE2, BITE | Domestic 21% | Telecoms |
3.4 SaaS — EU (reverse charge)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGLE IRELAND, MICROSOFT IRELAND, ADOBE IRELAND | EU reverse charge | Intra-EU services |
| SPOTIFY AB (SE), ATLASSIAN (NL) | EU reverse charge | Same |
3.5 SaaS — non-EU (reverse charge)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NOTION, ANTHROPIC, OPENAI, FIGMA, CANVA | Non-EU reverse charge | |
| GITHUB (US) | Non-EU reverse charge | Check if billed by IE entity |
3.6 Food and entertainment (blocked)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RIMI, MAXIMA, LIDL, TOP, MEGO | Default BLOCK | Personal provisioning |
| RESTORĀNS, KAFEJNĪCA | Default BLOCK | Entertainment — 60% cap on representation |
3.7 Insurance (exempt)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BALTA, BTA, IF APDROŠINĀŠANA | EXCLUDE | Insurance exempt |
3.8 Professional services
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ZVĒRINĀTAIS REVIDENTS, AUDITORS | Domestic 21% | |
| ADVOKĀTS, JURISTA BIROJS | Domestic 21% | |
| NOTĀRS | Domestic 21% |
3.9 Internal transfers
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| IEKŠĒJAIS PĀRSKAITĪJUMS | EXCLUDE | |
| ALGA, DARBA SAMAKSA | EXCLUDE | Salary |
Input: NOTION LABS INC ; DEBIT ; EUR 14.68
Treatment: Non-EU reverse charge. Output and input PVN at 21%. Net zero.
Input: GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED ; DEBIT ; EUR 850.00
Treatment: EU reverse charge. Intra-EU services. Output and input PVN at 21%.
Input: RESTORĀNS VINCENTS ; DEBIT ; EUR 220
Treatment: Representation expenses have 60% PVN recovery cap in Latvia. Flag for reviewer. Conservative default: 0%.
Input: DELL TECHNOLOGIES ; DEBIT ; EUR 1,595
Treatment: Capital goods. Input PVN at 21%.
Input: STUDIO KREBS GMBH (DE) ; CREDIT ; EUR 3,500
Treatment: B2B service to EU customer. Zero-rated. Verify DE USt-IdNr via VIES.
Input: SIA AUTOCENTRS ; DEBIT ; car lease ; EUR 650
Treatment: Latvia limits PVN recovery on passenger vehicles. Conservative default: 0%. Flag for reviewer.
Standard layout. Column H accepts PVN 1 row codes.
Format: Swedbank/SEB CSV, DD.MM.YYYY, EUR. Language: Latvian or English. Internal transfers: "Iekšējais pārskaitījums". Exclude.
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