Billing Address Outside the Country, How to Handle VAT on the Invoice?

This help answers the question: "How can domestic VAT processing be set for a foreign customer who is a Vat liable company in Finland."

If the customer's billing address is outside the country, but the company is still Vat liable in Finland, you can enforce domestic VAT processing on the sales invoice in the following ways.

You can open the customer-specific setting by selecting Customers > Customers > select customer > open the customer card.

1. Set domestic VAT processing on the customer card if sales are continuous with these VAT criteria:

   1. Open the customer card.
   2. Select the "Edit Additional Information" tab.
   3. Set the tax processing to "Domestic VAT processing".
   

2. Set the tax processing directly on the sales invoice if sales are occasional with these VAT criteria:

   You can open the sales invoice by selecting Sales > Sales invoices > select or create a sales invoice.

   • Open the sales invoice for which you want domestic VAT processing.
   • Set the tax processing on the invoice to domestic VAT processing in the same way as on the customer card.
   

Frequently asked questions

Question: How can I set domestic VAT processing for a foreign customer who is Vat liable in Finland?
Answer: Open the customer card and select the "Edit Additional Information" tab. Set the tax processing to "Domestic VAT processing" if sales are continuous with these VAT criteria. Alternatively, set the tax processing directly on the sales invoice if sales are occasional.

Question: When should domestic VAT processing be set on the customer card?
Answer: Domestic VAT processing should be set on the customer card when sales to a foreign customer who is Vat liable in Finland are continuous with the same VAT criteria.

Question: When should domestic VAT processing be set directly on the sales invoice?
Answer: Domestic VAT processing should be set directly on the sales invoice when sales to a foreign customer who is Vat liable in Finland are occasional with these VAT criteria.

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