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Request a Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT Registration in Kintsugi

Updated 8 days ago

Request a Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT Registration in Kintsugi

Submit a registration request so Kintsugi can register your business for Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT and take over your monthly filings. Use this when Kintsugi shows Bosnia and Herzegovina exposure, or when you know you are about to cross BAM 100,000.

Time required: about 15 minutes to submit

You will need: Bosnia and Herzegovina enabled on your account, your legal entity details, and the items in Documents Required for Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT Registration Reference

Before You Start

  • Registration and filing support covers businesses without a physical presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you have a branch, an office, staff who can make sales, or other fixed presence there, contact us before submitting, because that situation is handled outside Kintsugi.

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina requires a non-resident business to register through a local tax representative, who is jointly liable for the VAT. Kintsugi arranges this through our filing partner, so you do not appoint one yourself.

  • A local bank account is required to settle Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT. Payments are routed through the tax representative's arrangements.

  • Registration is a country-level action. There are no regional Bosnia and Herzegovina registrations to choose between.

  • If you are already registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, import the existing registration instead of submitting a new one.

Steps

  1. Open your Bosnia and Herzegovina exposure. Navigate to your nexus view and select Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  2. Select Register. If the country is not yet enabled for your organization, the app shows Talk to Sales instead. Select it, and our team enables Bosnia and Herzegovina once your plan covers it.

  3. Confirm the registration scheme. Standard VAT registration is the only scheme Bosnia and Herzegovina offers, so there is nothing to choose here.

  4. Enter your entity details. Provide your legal name, registered address, and contact details exactly as they appear on your incorporation documents.

  5. Supply the requested documents. Provide the items listed in Documents Required for Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT Registration Reference.

  6. Submit the request. Kintsugi and our filing partner handle the tax representative appointment and the ITA portal steps from here.

For the generic registration request flow shared across all countries, see How to Submit a Registration Request.

How To Confirm It Worked

Your Bosnia and Herzegovina registration appears in your registrations list with a submitted status, and the status advances as the request progresses with the authority. When it completes, your record shows a 12-digit PDV number, a monthly filing frequency, and an effective registration date. Your first filing period runs from that date to the end of that calendar month.

Things To Know

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina filing is monthly only. There is no quarterly or annual option.

  • Once you are registered, you charge 17% on business sales as well as consumer sales. The reverse charge that applied before you registered no longer does.

  • You file every month regardless of turnover, including nil returns.

  • Kintsugi prepares and files the return. Remitting the payment stays with you.

  • Returns and payments are in BAM only.

  • Support covers the B2B SaaS and B2C SaaS categories. Registering does not extend Kintsugi's calculation to goods or other categories.

  • You cannot charge or show Bosnia and Herzegovina VAT on invoices before your effective registration date.

FAQs

Q: How long does a Bosnia and Herzegovina registration take?

A: The ITA issues its decision within 15 days of a complete application. Appointing the tax representative and assembling documents happens before that, so plan for longer end to end. Kintsugi shares the expected timeline when your request is submitted.

Q: Do I have to find my own tax representative?

A: No. Kintsugi arranges the local tax representative through our filing partner as part of the registration.

Q: Can I register before I cross the threshold?

A: Yes, and some businesses do so to recover input VAT sooner. A voluntary registration commits you for a minimum of 60 months, so raise it with us first.

Q: Do I need a Bosnian bank account?

A: A local account is required to settle the VAT. Payments are typically routed through the tax representative's arrangements, so ask us how this will work for your registration.

Q: What happens to sales I made before registering?

A: Sales before your effective registration date are not covered by the new registration. Raise them with us so they can be assessed separately.

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