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title: "How does UK/EU VAT work in Taxomate?"
description: "How Taxomate handles UK and EU VAT for Amazon and other sales channels, including VAT tracking by jurisdiction."
url: https://docs.taxomate.com/en/articles/6180441-how-does-ukeu-vat-work-in-taxomate
collection: "VAT & Sales Tax"
updated: 2026-10-20
language: en
---

# How does UK/EU VAT work in Taxomate?

How Taxomate handles UK and EU VAT for Amazon and other sales channels, including VAT tracking by jurisdiction.

Taxomate allows you to map transaction types based on the VAT jurisdictions you are registered with and included when signing up for Amazon's free Amazon VAT Calculation Service (Amazon VCS). You can still use this feature without enabling Amazon VCS, but the amount of data imported will not be as extensive.

Once you turn on **VAT tracking** (**Settings > VAT tracking**), you will be able to map your accounts and accounting VAT codes when Amazon calculated VAT/No VAT on the order, who is responsible for the VAT (Seller or Amazon), whether the order was exported outside the EU/UK, and whether it was a B2B transaction.

Select the link below to view our tutorial on using our easy, quick setup VAT features.

[VAT tracking: Getting Started](https://docs.taxomate.com/en/articles/8554414-step-3-optional-uk-eu-vat.md)

You can also check our [example VAT tax codes for Amazon UK sellers](https://docs.taxomate.com/en/articles/6180553-example-vat-tax-code-mappings-for-amazon-co-uk-united-kingdom.md) and [our overview of the VAT transaction types](https://docs.taxomate.com/en/articles/6180561-eu-uk-vat-transaction-types-explanations-examples-for-vat-jurisdiction-tracking.md).

The solution is simple if Amazon's VAT Calculation Service is enabled and the VAT is lodged externally from your accounting system. Taxomate will include the VAT in the Tax category mapping (the default account is Amazon Sales Tax Collected) liability account with a No Tax or Tax Exempt rate applied. When you run a balance sheet report, the amount sitting in this liability account is the amount that should be remitted to your tax authority for the time period.

Selecting the proper VAT code often depends on the jurisdiction of the sale and business. Taxomate can only provide general guidance on which VAT accounting code to select. Please get in touch with an accountant or one of our [partners](https://taxomate.com/amazon-accountant-directory/#/) if you are at all confused or need guidance.