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Tax rates

Define your VAT or GST rates once, then decide where each applies. MCPOS resolves the right rate for you at the moment of sale.

Steps

1. Open it

   Finance → Taxes.

2. Add a rate

   Name it as it should print — "VAT 5%", "GST 18%". The printed name matters; customers and auditors read it.

3. Set a business default

   The rate most of your products carry. It applies wherever nothing more specific is set.

4. Override on a product

   Zero-rated or exempt lines carry their own rate on the product record.

5. Override on a customer

   An exempt or export customer can carry a rate that beats the product's.

Good to know

• The order of precedence is customer, then product, then business default. The most specific one wins.
• If a sale shows tax you did not expect, check the customer first — it is the level people forget.
• Turning tax off in Business Details hides tax rather than setting it to zero. Zero-rating is a rate; not charging tax is a switch.