📌 Key points for editing VAT

📌 Real case | Example

📌 Recommendations for efficient use of VAT settings

📌 How can editing VAT within a product help you?

📌 Frequently asked questions about VAT editing

Editing VAT within a product is a feature that lets you manually adjust the tax rate applied to each item based on local regulations or your restaurant's tax needs.

Key points for editing VAT

1. VAT reference: If you configure the VAT rate manually, the system will use this value when it cannot detect one in the document.

2. Regional flexibility: Select the appropriate VAT rate for your restaurant's configured region.

3. Not retroactive: Changes to the VAT rate only apply to purchases made after the new setting has been established.

4. VAT visibility: The VAT rate is not shown in the document field (invoice, delivery note, or receipt); it is reflected directly in the purchase line inside the product, showing the amount with VAT applied.

‼️ The value manually configured in the product will not be changed automatically.

Real case | Example

1. Go to the Products panel and select the item whose VAT you want to change.

2. Inside the product, go to the Prices tab.

3. In the "% Tax rate" dropdown, select the corresponding rate (for example, 4%, 10%, or 21%).

4. Click "Save changes" to apply the change.

Recommendations for efficient use of VAT settings

• Create a list with the most common VAT rates in your products to speed up selection.
• Review tax updates regularly and adjust the rates before legal changes take effect.

How can editing VAT within a product help you?

• Error reduction: Ensures the correct rate is always applied, preventing discrepancies in prices and billing.

❓Frequently asked questions about VAT editing

Q: Can I edit VAT for multiple products at once?

A: For now, editing is done product by product from each individual configuration.

Q: What happens if I upload a document and haddock detects a different VAT?

A: The value configured in your product will not change automatically. However, for that specific document, the system will respect the VAT detected on the paper if it is readable.

Q: Is it possible to restore the default VAT rate?

A: Yes, go back to the VAT field and select a VAT option again.

Q: Do I need special permissions to edit VAT?

A: Only roles with access to product configuration (for example, by default, Administrator or Manager) can modify the VAT rate.

Q: Why do my past purchases still show VAT 0?

A: Remember that VAT rate changes are not retroactive, so they only apply to purchases made after the new setting was established.

Updated on: 23/04/2026