Manage Tax Rates.
How to create, edit, and organize tax rates in InvoiceScript for standard VAT, reduced rates, zero-rate, and reverse charge.
Manage Tax Rates
For: business owners setting up tax rates for their jurisdiction. What you need: owner or admin access.
1. Go to tax rate settings
Navigate to Settings > Tax rates.
2. Create a tax rate
Click Add tax rate. Fill in:
- Name: a label visible on invoices, like "BTW 21%" or "VAT 20%"
- Rate: the percentage, entered as a number (21 for 21%). Stored internally as basis points (2100).
- Country: optional. Helps organize rates when you sell to multiple countries.
- UBL tax category: the structured code for XML export (S for standard, Z for zero-rate, AE for reverse charge, E for exempt).
- Default: mark one rate as the default for new line items.
3. Common setups
Netherlands (BTW):
| Name | Rate | Category |
|---|---|---|
| BTW 21% | 21% | S |
| BTW 9% | 9% | S |
| BTW 0% | 0% | Z |
| BTW verlegd | 0% | AE |
Germany (USt):
| Name | Rate | Category |
|---|---|---|
| USt 19% | 19% | S |
| USt 7% | 7% | S |
| Reverse charge | 0% | AE |
4. Using rates on invoices
When you add a line item to an invoice, select the tax rate from the dropdown. Each line can use a different rate. The invoice totals show a breakdown by rate.
What InvoiceScript does not do
InvoiceScript does not validate VAT numbers against VIES. It does not determine whether reverse charge applies to a specific transaction. You set the correct tax rate on each line item. Talk to your accountant if you are unsure which rate applies.
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