To set up the taxes of your rental you will need to consider a variety of different tax concepts - Sales tax/VAT applied to your room price, any additional local taxes, and how to display your prices (Gross or Net). Each of these concepts needs to be set up in a specific section in your Lodgify account. In the following, you will learn where to configure each.
Read about:
- Set up your VAT/Sales Tax for your room price
- Set up any additional taxes
- How to display your prices in the check-out (Gross or Net)
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Set up your Sales tax/VAT for your room price
Your Sales tax/VAT is a percentage that is applied only over your room price and is therefore configured in your Rentals section.
To set this up:
- Go to your left-hand menu and select Rentals.
- Select the rental that you want to create the VAT for and select Pricing.
- Go to the Taxes section and click the pen icon next to Sales tax / VAT.
- Enter the percentage of Sales tax / VAT to apply to the room rate.
- If you want to apply Sales tax / VAT to your fees, you can add it individually to each fee.
- Then click Save.
💡 Note: This does not define if your prices will be displayed in Gross or Net (see more information below).
Set up any additional taxes
If you have any additional taxes according to local guidelines and regulations, such as a tourist tax or a dog tax, you can set them up directly in your rental under the Pricing section by adding a tax. For more details on how to set these up, check out the article Fees & Rental Taxes.
How to display your prices in the checkout (Gross or Net)
To choose how your VAT/Sales tax is displayed, follow these steps:
- Go to your left-hand menu and select Settings.
- Click on Sales Tax/VAT, and choose to display your pricing Gross or Net, then click Save.
How your Sales taxes/VAT are displayed in the checkout depends on your settings. Either the sales tax is included in each listed item (Gross) or listed separately (Net).
| Gross display | Net display |
|---|---|
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Only the total including the Sales tax is shown: |
The total cost is shown once inclusive and once exclusive Sales Tax: |
💡 Note: This option is by default set to the Gross display.