{"id":546,"date":"2026-06-25T14:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/?p=546"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:06:53","slug":"vat-configuration-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/tips-and-tricks\/2026\/06\/25\/vat-configuration-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"VAT Configuration \u2014 Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/M04-TA-Demo-Workspace-VAT.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tappin handles VAT in two steps \u2014 configured once at your workspace, applied per event. VAT rates are determined by the country of your workspace, and Tappin keeps the standard rates current. At the event level, you only control how the price is presented to buyers (including or excluding VAT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step-by-Step Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Confirm Workspace VAT Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Workspace setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>During workspace setup, Tappin auto-configures the standard VAT group for your country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Norway, the four rates are: 25% (standard), 15% (reduced), 12% (further reduced), and 0% (exempt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the rates on the workspace VAT confirmation screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm to apply these defaults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why: <\/strong>Tappin maintains country-specific VAT rates so you don&#8217;t have to research or update them manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Edit VAT Rates (If Needed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Workspace settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate to workspace VAT settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Edit on the VAT row you need to change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update the rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why: <\/strong>Edits should be rare \u2014 Tappin keeps rates current. Only edit if a government rate change is announced before Tappin&#8217;s update reaches you. VAT edits always happen at the workspace level, never per event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Configure Event-Level VAT Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Event creation \/ event settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Workspace VAT rates are already in place at the event level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose how the price is presented to buyers:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toggle Including VAT: the price you set is the final price (VAT built in)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toggle Excluding VAT: VAT is added on top at checkout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why: <\/strong>Event-level VAT is purely a presentation choice \u2014 including or excluding. The actual VAT rates come from the workspace and can&#8217;t be changed per event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Understand the Pricing Math<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Checkout preview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Example: A 100 NOK ticket with Excluding VAT setting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At checkout, VAT (25%) is added on top: 100 + 25 = 125 NOK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: A 100 NOK ticket with Including VAT setting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At checkout, the buyer pays exactly 100 NOK (with VAT already inside)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why: <\/strong>Understanding the math helps you set prices that match your business model \u2014 gross pricing (including VAT) vs net pricing (excluding VAT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Concepts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two-Step VAT Model<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Configured: Once at the workspace level (rates are country-specific)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applied: Per event via a single toggle (Including\/Excluding presentation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rates are not changed per event \u2014 only the presentation toggle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Including vs Excluding VAT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Including VAT: Price displayed = Price paid (VAT is built in)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excluding VAT: Price displayed + VAT = Price paid (VAT added at checkout)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose based on whether your audience expects net or gross pricing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Norwegian VAT Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>25% \u2014 Standard rate (most goods and services)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15% \u2014 Reduced rate (food, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12% \u2014 Further reduced rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0% \u2014 Exempt (specific categories)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>VAT edits happen only at the workspace level, never per event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tappin keeps standard rates current automatically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Products and add-ons can have their own VAT group, separate from ticket VAT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax is calculated at line-item level for split-rate scenarios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Troubleshooting Quick Reference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Issue<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cannot find VAT settings on event page<\/td><td>VAT rates are workspace-level; only the Including\/Excluding toggle exists per event<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Government changed a VAT rate<\/td><td>Edit the rate at workspace settings if Tappin&#8217;s update hasn&#8217;t arrived yet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pricing math seems wrong<\/td><td>Verify Including vs Excluding toggle matches your intent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Need different VAT for products vs tickets<\/td><td>Set a separate VAT group on individual products\/add-ons<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Tappin handles VAT in two steps \u2014 configured once at your workspace, applied per event. VAT rates are determined by the country of your workspace, and Tappin keeps the standard rates current. At the event level, you only control how the price is presented to buyers (including or excluding VAT). Step-by-Step Process Step 1: Confirm Workspace VAT Configuration Where: Workspace setup What to do: Why: Tappin maintains country-specific VAT rates so you don&#8217;t have to research or update them manually. Step 2: Edit VAT Rates (If Needed) Where: Workspace settings What to do: Why: Edits should be rare \u2014 Tappin keeps rates current. Only edit if a government rate change is announced before Tappin&#8217;s update reaches you. VAT edits always happen at the workspace level, never per event. Step 3: Configure Event-Level VAT Presentation Where: Event creation \/ event settings What to do: Why: Event-level VAT is purely a presentation choice \u2014 including or excluding. The actual VAT rates come from the workspace and can&#8217;t be changed per event. Step 4: Understand the Pricing Math Where: Checkout preview What to do: Why: Understanding the math helps you set prices that match your business model \u2014 gross pricing (including VAT)<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,102,1,100,90],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappin.academy\/nb_no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}