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Example VAT Tax Code Mappings for Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom)
Example VAT Tax Code Mappings for Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom)
UK VAT Registered Example
Updated over a week ago

ℹ️ The below mappings is VAT mappings you may wish to use if you are VAT registered in the United Kingdom and using our VAT Jurisdictional Tracking feature.

⚠️ The below does not represent any tax or legal advise and you should speak to your accountant if you have any questions.

⚠️ Sales Invoices in QuickBooks do not work with the reverse charge codes. Please use journal entries instead.

Example A: VAT Codes When Only UK Registered

Transaction Category

Transaction Subcategories

VAT Rate

QuickBooks Tax Code

Xero Tax Code

Adjustments

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Advertising

VAT 20%

20% S (Purchases)

20% VAT on Expenses

Commissions and Selling Fees

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Delivery and Transport

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Fulfillment and Warehousing

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Lending

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Other

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Pending Balance

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Reimbursements

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Reserved Balance

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Shipping Expense

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Subscription and Service Fees

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction United Kingdom | Amazon Responsible for Remitting VAT

Zero Rated Income

0.0% Z (Zero-Rated 0%)

0% Zero Rated Income

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction United Kingdom | Seller Responsible for Remitting VAT

VAT 20%

20% S (Sales)

20% VAT on Income

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction United Kingdom | No VAT

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Export | Shipped Outside UK, Dispatched From

Zero Rated Income

0.0% Z (Zero-Rated 0%)

0% Zero Rated Income

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Export | Shipped Outside UK, Dispatched From Outside UK

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

👉 Once you have completed the mappings, you must Reprocess each of the applicable settlements before sending the settlement to your accounting system.

Example B: VAT Codes with a UK VAT registration and one or more EU VAT registrations

👉 This example is for when you have a UK registration, one or more EU VAT registrations, and are tracking and filing EU submissions outside of QuickBooks.

For each EU marketplace you have a VAT registration for, you should create an income/revenue account in QuickBooks/Xero.

  • QuickBooks: Create an Income > Sales of Product Income account for each EU country you have a VAT registration (e.g., Amazon Sales - Germany).

  • Xero: Create a Sales account for each EU country you have a VAT registration (e.g., Amazon Sales - Germany).

👉 The example below is a seller who is UK and Germany registered. If you have more than EU VAT registration, you would replicate the Germany account/vat codes for each EU registration.

Transaction Category

Transaction Subcategories

VAT Rate

QuickBooks Tax Code

Xero Tax Code

Adjustments

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Advertising

VAT 20%

20% S (Purchases)

20% VAT on Expenses

Commissions and Selling Fees

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Delivery and Transport

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Fulfillment and Warehousing

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Lending

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Other

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Pending Balance

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Reimbursements

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Reserved Balance

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Shipping Expense

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Subscription and Service Fees

Reverse Charge 20%

20% RC SG (Purchases)

Reverse Charge Expenses 20%

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction Germany*

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction United Kingdom | Amazon Responsible for Remitting VAT

Zero Rated Income

0.0% Z (Zero-Rated 0%)

0% Zero Rated Income

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction United Kingdom | Seller Responsible for Remitting VAT

VAT 20%

20% S (Sales)

20% VAT on Income

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Jurisdiction United Kingdom | No VAT

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Export | Shipped Outside UK, Dispatched From

Zero Rated Income

0.0% Z (Zero-Rated 0%)

0% Zero Rated Income

Sales / Refunds / Gift Wrap Income / Promotions / Shipping Income

Export | Shipped Outside UK, Dispatched From Outside UK

NO VAT

NOTAXS (0%)

NO VAT

*You should map to the account you created for the EU-registered country (e.g., Amazon Sales - Germany)


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