---
title: "Taxes: set the VAT on your products"
description: "Configure the default VAT rate applied to your products based on your tax status, for accurate invoices and a correct checkout."
url: https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/taxes
---

# Taxes

The **Taxes** section lets you configure the VAT applied by default to your [products](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/products.md). Come here whenever your tax status changes (becoming VAT-registered, switching regimes), when the prevailing rate changes, or when your accountant asks you to adjust the VAT shown on [invoices](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/invoices.md) and at checkout.

The dashboard is shown in French, with English captions.

<DocsVideo
  video-id="walkthrough-taxes"
  src="https://docs.vivlab.com/videos/taxes/taxes.mp4"
  poster="/videos/taxes/poster.webp"
  captions="/videos/taxes"
  label="Tutorial: change the VAT rate"
  locale="en"
  :duration="13.75"
/>

::: details Read the video steps

1. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-taxes" :seconds="0" label="Play at" /> — Click the default VAT rate.
2. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-taxes" :seconds="3" label="Play at" /> — Enter the new rate.
3. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-taxes" :seconds="4.75" label="Play at" /> — Check the 5.5% rate, then save.
4. <VideoTimecode video-id="walkthrough-taxes" :seconds="8.75" label="Play at" /> — The VAT rate is saved.

:::

## Default VAT rate

This setting defines the inclusive VAT rate automatically applied to each of your products, except for an exception entered individually on a product page.

Enter the value in the **Default VAT rate** field (for example _5.5_ for 5.5%, _20_ for 20%). The rate is inclusive: it's already included in the price including tax that you display, and only serves to calculate the share of VAT reported on your invoices and reports.

If you're not VAT-registered, leave the field empty. To apply a different rate to a specific product (for example 5.5% on a book and 20% on an accessory), use the [**Set a VAT rate**](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/products.md#set-a-vat-rate) option in the **Enrich the product page** section of the relevant product.

::: info VAT rate reference (France)
As a quick reminder, the main rates applicable in France are:

- **20%**: standard rate for most goods and services (clothing, accessories, furniture, services…).
- **10%**: intermediate rate (restaurants, passenger transport, home improvement work…).
- **5.5%**: reduced rate (basic foodstuffs, books, subscriptions to live performances…).
- **2.1%**: special rate (press, reimbursed medicines…).
- **0%**: sole traders and small businesses below the VAT franchise threshold, or exempt operations.

Check the rate applicable to your activity with your accountant or on impots.gouv.fr: rules change and some product categories have their own particularities.
:::

<DocsScreenshot name="taxes-default" alt="The default store VAT field." :width="786" :height="168" />