/visma-net-erp/help/vat/manage-tax-agencies/create-a-vat-invoice section 2026-02-19T17:09:06+01:00 # Create a VAT invoice 1. Go to the [VAT invoices and adjustments (TX303000)](/visma-net-erp/help/vat/vat-windows/vat-invoices-and-adjustments-tx303000/) window. 1. In the **Type** field, select **Purchase invoice**. 1. In the **Supplier** field, select the tax agency on whose behalf you are creating the invoice and to which you need to make the payment. The system inserts the default values (those that are specified for the selected tax agency account) in the corresponding fields ( **Location**, **Currency**, **Terms**, and **Due date** ). Change any of these values, if needed. 1. In the **Supplier ref.** field, specify the number the supplier has assigned to the document. > [!NOTE] > This field can be mandatory or optional, depending on whether the **Require supplier reference** check box is selected in the [Supplier ledger preferences (AP101000)](/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/supplier-ledger-windows/supplier-ledger-preferences-ap101000/) window. If it is mandatory but you do not have the number of the supplier's document, for example, when you pay in advance and have not received the document from the supplier yet, you can enter any number in this field. 1. On the **Apply VAT to** tab, add the documents to apply the tax to as follows: 1. On the table toolbar, click **Add documents**. The **Add documents** dialog box opens. 1. In the **VAT ID** field, select the tax that you need to apply to the document. Only the taxes with the **Enter from VAT invoice** check box selected in the [VAT (TX205000)](/visma-net-erp/help/vat/vat-windows/vat-tx205000/) window are available for selection. 1. In the list of documents that appear in the table (in the lower part of the **Add documents** dialog box), select the unlabelled check box for the document or documents to which you want to apply the tax. 1. Click **Add and close**. The documents appear in the invoice, the tax amount is calculated automatically, and the dialog box is closed. 1. In the **VAT zone** column, specify the VAT zone of the supplier for each added document (row). 1. In the top area of the window, enter the tax amount into the **Amount** field. 1. Clear the **Hold** check box. The status of the invoice should change to **Balanced**. 1. Click . The VAT invoice is created and saved in the system. Parent topic: [About tax agency account setup](/visma-net-erp/help/vat/manage-tax-agencies/about-tax-agency-account-setup/)