How the Latvia pvn (vat) calculator is verified

Inputs

InputFieldType
Amountamountnumber
Directiondirectionstring
What is being suppliedcategorystring
Turnover this yearannualTurnovernumber
B2B reverse charge appliesreverseChargeboolean

The formula

Each derived value below is computed by the Valem engine from the expression shown, in this order. Nothing else runs — there is no hidden code path.

Derived valueFieldFormula (JSONata)
Rateratecategory = 'reduced1' ? $const.reducedRate1 : category = 'reduced2' ? $const.reducedRate2 : $const.standardRate
Effective RateeffectiveRatereverseCharge ? 0 : rate
Net AmountnetAmountdirection = 'remove' ? $round(amount / (1 + effectiveRate), 2) : $round(amount, 2)
Vat AmountvatAmount$round(netAmount * effectiveRate, 2)
Gross AmountgrossAmount$round(netAmount + vatAmount, 2)
Must RegistermustRegisterannualTurnover > $const.registrationThresholdDeferred
Payer FrompayerFromannualTurnover > $const.registrationThresholdImmediate ? 'immediately (no deferral above 55 000)' : annualTurnover > $const.registrationThresholdDeferred ? '1 January next year' : 'not required'

Rates and thresholds

The expressions above read these as $const. They are the figures the annual refresh replaces, so they live as data rather than being written into the formulas — which is what makes a year-on-year change a one-line diff instead of an edit to arithmetic.

ConstantValue
standardRate0.21
reducedRate10.05
reducedRate20.12
registrationThresholdDeferred50000
registrationThresholdImmediate55000

Test vectors (7)

Every case is executed against this model on each build, by the Java engine and independently by a JavaScript one. A mismatch of a single cent fails the build, so the page cannot ship advertising a figure the model no longer produces.

Case 1 — S1 100.00 EUR net at the standard rate

given amount100
given directionadd
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover0
expect vatAmount21
expect grossAmount121
expect netAmount100

Case 2 — S2 121.00 EUR gross back to net at the standard rate

given amount121
given directionremove
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover0
expect netAmount100
expect vatAmount21

Case 3 — S3 100.00 EUR net at the 12% reduced rate

given amount100
given directionadd
given categoryreduced2
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover0
expect vatAmount12
expect grossAmount112

Case 4 — S4 100.00 EUR net at the 5% reduced rate

given amount100
given directionadd
given categoryreduced1
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover0
expect vatAmount5
expect grossAmount105

Case 5 — S5 under 50 000 EUR: no obligation

given amount100
given directionadd
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover45000
expect mustRegisterfalse
expect payerFromnot required

Case 6 — S6 inside the 10 % tolerance: may defer to year end

given amount100
given directionadd
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover53000
expect mustRegistertrue
expect payerFrom1 January next year

Case 7 — S7 above 55 000 EUR: no right to defer

given amount100
given directionadd
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
given annualTurnover60000
expect mustRegistertrue
expect payerFromimmediately (no deferral above 55 000)

Sources

Check it yourself — and reuse it

The whole model as JSON — inputs, outputs, formulas, vectors and sources in one re-runnable document.

This model is published under CC BY 4.0: use it, adapt it, build on it, with attribution. The licence covers the model — the expression of each rule and the arrangement of the catalog. The rates and thresholds are law, and nobody licenses those; the sources above are where they come from.

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