/visma-net-erp/help/vat/manage-vat-zones-and-categories section In Visma Net, a VAT zone is a group of taxes levied on a particular geographical location for all goods and services that may be sold or purchased by your company. 2026-02-19T17:09:06+01:00 # Manage VAT zones and categories In Visma Net, a VAT zone is a group of taxes levied on a particular geographical location for all goods and services that may be sold or purchased by your company. In Visma Net, a VAT zone is a group of taxes levied on a particular geographical location for all goods and services that may be sold or purchased by your company. You create VAT zones by using the [VAT zones (TX206000)](/visma-net-erp/help/vat/vat-windows/vat-zones-tx206000/) window for all locations of your customers and suppliers and add appropriate taxes to these VAT zones. For VAT-exempt customers (for example, those with reseller permits), you can create the VAT zones with zero-rated taxes. Thus, the VAT amount in the document will be calculated basing on the tax, which corresponds to the location of the customer or supplier as well as on the type of the services or goods mentioned in the document (for example, in the invoice), for which, in turn, you should also create and assign a **VAT category**. A VAT category is a group of VAT rates that are levied for selling or purchasing particular goods or services in all locations of your suppliers and customers. You create a VAT category and associate it with the appropriate goods and services, which are defined as stock and non-stock items in Visma Net. The VAT rates of a particular VAT category will be used for calculating VAT amounts in the documents in which the corresponding stock or non-stock items are specified. However, not all VAT rates included in the VAT category specified for an item will be applied to a particular invoice that includes the item. The VAT rates that are not levied in the VAT zone of the supplier or customer specified in the document will be excluded. Thus, only the VAT rates included both in the VAT category of the stock or non-stock item and in the VAT zone of the supplier or customer will be used for VAT amount calculation. /visma-net-erp/help/vat/manage-vat-zones-and-categories/create-a-vat-zone section 2026-02-19T17:09:06+01:00 # Create a VAT zone ## Before you proceed Before you create a VAT zone, make sure that all required VAT rates (that is, those to be added to the VAT zone) have been created in the system. 1. Go to the [VAT zones (TX206000)](/visma-net-erp/help/vat/vat-windows/vat-zones-tx206000/) window. 1. In the **VAT zone ID** field, enter the unique ID for the VAT zone being created. 1. Optional: In the **Description** field, enter a clear and detailed description of the zone. 1. Optional: In the **Default VAT category** field, select the default VAT category for the VAT zone. If the VAT category is not specified in the document (for example: in the invoice), the system determines the VAT zone of the supplier or customer and uses the VAT category specified here for tax calculation. 1. On the **Applicable VAT** tab, click . In the **VAT ID** column, select a VAT for the VAT zone being created. (The system fills in the other columns of the row automatically once you select the VAT.) Repeat this step for each VAT that you want to add. 1. Click . The VAT zone is now created in the system. Now you can set this zone for a customer on the **Delivery settings** tab of the [Customers (AR303000)](/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-ledger-windows/customers-ar303000/) window or for a supplier on the **Purchase settings** tab of the [Suppliers (AP303000)](/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/supplier-ledger-windows/suppliers-ap303000/) window. /visma-net-erp/help/vat/manage-vat-zones-and-categories/create-a-vat-category section Before you create a VAT category, make sure that all required VAT rates (that is, those to be added to the VAT category) have been created in the system. 2026-02-19T17:09:06+01:00 # Create a VAT category Before you create a VAT category, make sure that all required VAT rates (that is, those to be added to the VAT category) have been created in the system. ## Before you proceed Before you create a VAT category, make sure that all required VAT rates (that is, those to be added to the VAT category) have been created in the system. 1. Go to the [VAT categories (TX205500)](/visma-net-erp/help/vat/vat-windows/vat-categories-tx205500/) window. 1. In the **VAT category ID** field, enter the unique ID for the VAT category being created. 1. Optional: In the **Description** field, enter a clear and detailed description of the VAT category. 1. Optional: Select the **Active** check box to activate this VAT category in the system, so you can assign this VAT category to a stock item on the **General settings** tab of the [Stock items (IN202500)](/visma-net-erp/help/inventory/inventory-windows/stock-items-in202500/) window and a non-stock item the **General settings** tab of the [Non-stock items (IN202000)](/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/supplier-ledger-windows/non-stock-items-in202000/) window. If this check box is cleared, the VAT category is not available for selection. 1. In the table, add a row. In the **VAT ID** column, select a tax that you want to assign to the VAT category being created. (The system fills in the other columns of the row automatically once you select the VAT.) Repeat this step for each tax that you want to add. 1. Click . The VAT category is now created in the system. Now you can specify this VAT category for each existing stock item on the **General settings** tab of the [Stock items (IN202500)](/visma-net-erp/help/inventory/inventory-windows/stock-items-in202500/) window and for each existing non-stock item on this tab of the [Non-stock items (IN202000)](/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/supplier-ledger-windows/non-stock-items-in202000/) window.