# Setting up custom tax codes

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 16, 2014, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776 "2014-04-16T09:15:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arjav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Arjav](https://forum.manager.io/u/Arjav)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776/1 "2014-04-16T09:15:45Z")

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I’m wondering how to setup tax code that can do this:

- Charge 5% VAT on 75% of invoice amount
- Charge 12.36% Service tax on 25% of invoice amount

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**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776/2 "2014-04-17T14:09:58Z")

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Create two custom tax codes

- VAT with 5% rate
- Service tax with 12.36% rate

then when issuing invoice to customer, make sure to split the invoiced amount (75%/25%) into two line items and apply VAT tax code on first line, Service tax tax code on the second line.

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**Author:** ![salman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@salman](https://forum.manager.io/u/salman)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776/3 "2014-05-05T03:48:41Z")

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When I try to create new tax code it do not accept percentage as I enter.  
e-g I want to create GST 17% when I put 17 % and click update it shows 1717% in new tax code.

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**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776/4 "2014-05-05T06:52:34Z")

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You must be using some older version (there was a bug that could be causing this but that was long time ago). Upgrade to the latest from [http://www.manager.io](http://www.manager.io) and try to create custom tax code again.

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-custom-tax-codes/776/5 "2023-01-18T15:40:58Z")

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Closed on January 18, 2023, 3:40pm UTC