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EU VAT configuration guide
To set up FStore VAT support for shops in the EU go to Configuration → Settings → Tax Settings.
- Set Tax Based On to Shipping Address.
- Tick EU VAT enabled. This will ensure that tax is charged only for shipments within the EU.
- Select the Country your shop is in.
- If applicable, tick Allow VAT exemption. This will ensure that your VAT registered customers who are shipping within the EU but outside the country in which the store is located will not be charged VAT.
- If you checked Allow VAT exemption, then you might want to tick the "Use web service" and "Notify admin when a new VAT number is submitted" checkboxes too.
Click Save button.
Go to Configuration → Countries. Check that all the countries which are in the scope of the VAT have "Subject to VAT" set to true.
Note
Jersey, Guernsey, and the other Channel Islands are not a part of the UK and are not within the scope of VAT. If you sell to those places you may need to change that.
Go to Configuration → Tax Categories. Set up a tax category for each VAT rate in your country. For example, "Standard Rate", "Zero rate", "Discounted rate". Delete default classes that are already there and are not applicable.
Go to Configuration → Tax Providers. Make the Fixed Rate Provider the default one and save.
Click Configure to edit tax rates that are charged by the Fixed Rate Provider. You'll see your VAT rate categories on the Configuration tab. Click Edit beside each category and enter the percentage rates.
Make sure that all products have a tax category assigned to them on their product pages.