An account can have five different situations regarding the VAT (Value Added Tax):
- Subjected - An account could receive postings that must be taken into account to determine the taxable basis on VAT declaration. The sales and purchase accounts must be set up as Subjected.
- Not subjected - An account has no relation with the VAT. The employee expense accounts, depreciation expense accounts or VAT accounts to adjust or declare must be set up as Not subjected.
- VAT account - An account receives postings that must be taken into account to determine the tax amount to declare.
- EU Tax account - An account receives postings that must be taken into account to determine the tax amount to declare in other EU countries.
- Prepayment account - account 409 or 419