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How to manage VAT on invoices ?

Set the default VAT rate on all invoices for your project. Activate a multi-VAT module so that each phase has its own VAT rate.

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Team : View invoices and Manage invoices

Project : View invoices and Manage invoices

Reading time 2 min
Setup length 2 min
Steps 3

Summary

I/ Set the default VAT on a project

II/ Change the VAT on an invoice

III/ Activate Multi-taxes on a project

IV/ Activate Multi-taxes for your subcontractors/co-contractors

 

I/ Set the default VAT on a project

 

All invoices for the project will have the same VAT rate.

Go to the Project, then click on Settings at the top right in green > Invoicing on the left > General tab > enter the default VAT rate for the project in the VAT Rate field. All invoices for the project will have the same VAT rate.

screen default vat on a project

There you go! 🎉

II/ Change the VAT on an invoice

 

You can change the VAT for each invoice at the bottom left in the Summary tab by clicking on the underlined 20%.

screen change vat on invoice

There you go! 🎉

 

III/ Activate Multi-VAT on a project

 

If you want to add multiple VAT rates on your project, the first step is to activate the "Multiple Taxes" module, from your Account Settings > Modules > Invoicing > "Multiple Tax". 

multi tax

Still from the settings, then click Invoicing > Taxes and add the taxes used in your projects.

tax

When creating your project, fill in the field "tax rate" the rates applied on your project.

tax

By default when invoicing, the different rates chosen will all be applied on all phases and you will have the hand to delete some. 

There you go! 🎉


You will then find your various VAT totals by rate on your invoice and in the total on the left side of the summary tab of your invoice.


IV/ Activate Multi-taxes for your subcontractors/co-contractors

From the fees tab, click on "Manage companies" to add your subcontractor/co-contractor and set a default VAT rate.


From your project settings > Invoicing > Tax > enable "phases tax rates enabled".


Click on the gear icon next to the module, then click on "point of view" to access the view of your co-contractor/subcontractor.

Then set the VAT rates applied to the different phases for your co-contractor/subcontractor.

That's it! 🎉 You will find the subtotals with VAT details in the PDFs related to the invoice for your co-contractor/subcontractor.