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February 26, 2026

# Setting up EU taxes

### **Introduction**

### ParagonERP has a setting to calculate VAT for EU-based countries to support automatic VAT calculation by location, item, or company. This feature flag needs to be switched on in **MyCompany**.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-11-55-8844-PM.png?width=670&height=298&name=image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-11-55-8844-PM.png)

 

#### Tax attributes setup

To start calculating taxes throughout Paragon, you must first confirm that all required tax codes exist as attributes and have been linked to percentage rates. From any screen, click the **settings** button at the top right.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsnea409c059cf9c1c1a2d7df9508b2e6e876f5a2633b483c0e821ce187d26cd29c3be4ecb4d3fbaf5ee0babf8e103bb941-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=38&height=38&name=edbsnea409c059cf9c1c1a2d7df9508b2e6e876f5a2633b483c0e821ce187d26cd29c3be4ecb4d3fbaf5ee0babf8e103bb941-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

Click on **attributes setup**, which is found under the **attributes** card.

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### VAT codes

The VAT code will be set on each product to identify which VAT group the product belongs to. Search for **tax / BTW**, which is found under the **attributes** card, and click the **edit** button at the far right.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsna58ea3fdb6f1d5dab30be150b210415f5c1dbaf622045c45c97b63f2d6930641da82b984a6c415a88379d7a0bc4e6f04-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=670&height=159&name=edbsna58ea3fdb6f1d5dab30be150b210415f5c1dbaf622045c45c97b63f2d6930641da82b984a6c415a88379d7a0bc4e6f04-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

The **tax** attribute modal will open. 

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-03-30-3408-AM.png?width=655&height=525&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-03-30-3408-AM.png)

Click the **next** button three times until you've reached the details screen. This is where you enter the VAT codes you want to have in your system. To add a new tax code, click the **add new attribute value** button.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-05-13-2397-AM.png?width=657&height=522&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-05-13-2397-AM.png)

 Once you're done, click the **next**  button and follow the prompts to save your changes.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn638dfb9bc2352bd686bf3da009531aff317d08b7ac184ffe461b4e7dc8f7a2f8a6261d57912df4f501daccb2e69a1bf1-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=670&height=529&name=edbsn638dfb9bc2352bd686bf3da009531aff317d08b7ac184ffe461b4e7dc8f7a2f8a6261d57912df4f501daccb2e69a1bf1-1-1-1-3-1.png)

### VAT applicable codes

The **VAT applicable code** must be set on each customer and vendor to identify which VAT regime the company needs to apply.

Search for **VAT applicable / BTW plichtig**, which is found under the **attributes** card.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-13-59-6227-AM.png?width=670&height=86&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-13-59-6227-AM.png)

The **VAT applicable** attribute modal will open. 

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-39-13-6552-AM.png?width=652&height=518&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-39-13-6552-AM.png)

Click the **next** button three times until you've reached the details screen. This is where you enter the VAT codes you want to have in your system. To add a new tax code, click the **add new attribute value** button.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-41-28-4570-AM.png?width=481&height=383&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-10-41-28-4570-AM.png)

Once you're done, click the **next**  button and follow the prompts to save your changes.

 

Tax rate setup

Now that the tax codes have been created in the system, it is time to enter the various [**tax rates**](https://support.paragon-erp.com/setting-up-taxes?hsLang=en) that will be used.

From the **settings** screen, under the **financials** tab, click on **tax setup**.

 

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On the right-hand side, click the **edit** button.

 

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Click the **add a new tax code** button on the grid to add a new rate and select the **tax code** from the drop-down list.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn1aef61d7609efc623019357448e71d1efed0721b39c613556b74cf1e97fb304bc5f037fdad63060b731059ea447191c8-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=670&height=157&name=edbsn1aef61d7609efc623019357448e71d1efed0721b39c613556b74cf1e97fb304bc5f037fdad63060b731059ea447191c8-1-1-1-3-1.png)

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Mandatory fields are marked with a red asterisk (\*) and must be filled before saving.

- **tax code** -  Select the tax code that is being used.
- **type -**  Select the type of tax that is being used. 
    - Always enter the standard VAT (normally High) rates with tax code **location.**
    - All other VAT rates will be setup as **item tax**.
- **rate -**   Enter the tax percentage.
- **from country and to country -**  Select the ship from and ship to country.

### Customer setup

The applicable tax regime and the customer VAT number must be set on each customer:

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-11-00-42-3822-AM.png?width=670&height=199&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-11-00-42-3822-AM.png)

### Product setup

- The tax code must be set on products in the product module.

### Product setup - OneStopShop exception

ParagonERP supports One Stop Shop VAT calculation. It is, however, possible that for a certain country, the tax code differs from the domestic country, e.g. milk is high VAT in the domestic country, but low VAT in Germany. This can be done by creating a tax association on the product.

 

On the **product** module, in the **associated** tab (1), create an *association-type tax*.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-25-34-5109-PM.png?width=670&height=268&name=image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-25-34-5109-PM.png)

 

Select **association type**, **tax** code, and **country**. 

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-12-2025-03-35-55-5693-PM.png?width=670&height=428&name=image-png-Mar-12-2025-03-35-55-5693-PM.png)

 

### Vat calculation

To determine the VAT of an order line ParagonERP validates the following attributes in this sequence:

1. If customer VAT applicable is in (" ", "domestic"), use the product VAT code to select Tax rate from Tax setup table with ship from country and ship to country of the order.
2. If customer VAT applicable in ("Reverse charged", "outside EU"), set Tax rate = 0%
3. If customer VAT applicable is "EU" and the customer has a VAT Number, set Tax rate = 0%
4. If customer VAT applicable is "EU OneStopShop", use the product VAT code to select rate from Tax setup table with ship from country and ship to country of the order. If a tax association exists on the order, this VAT code supersedes the Product VAT code.

For Reverse charged or Intra community sales a text will be printed on the invoice.

### Import and export your tax setup

Instead of making changes or adding configuration manually, you can easily import your tax setup automatically using the [import/export](https://support.paragon-erp.com/importing-exporting-or-transferring-my-data?hsLang=en) tool. All tax validations that exist when entering new rates manually also apply when importing them.

To access the import and export functions, click the **settings** button from any screen.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsnb6593da677a2443a60941d736e342d3226b894b2ce7730a2659167b4c7d72e1808b581870a0c7ea76e8521814fb10daf-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=34&height=38&name=edbsnb6593da677a2443a60941d736e342d3226b894b2ce7730a2659167b4c7d72e1808b581870a0c7ea76e8521814fb10daf-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

Import and export are found under the **reports & data** card.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsnb25de8b86b7710c9a524a129305bcb883c7b6b029c4473c6fae0f23642180ea782dc30fcaaf8dd4300fcf19cebf802b0-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=461&height=353&name=edbsnb25de8b86b7710c9a524a129305bcb883c7b6b029c4473c6fae0f23642180ea782dc30fcaaf8dd4300fcf19cebf802b0-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

Click on **export** and select **tax setup** from the drop-down:

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn25e897ba5aeb552b72b6101f7cca989967c36f3ba25f7769316eb0a2a18a2ee29ad847c4526cbd5843439dd9f198823a-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=526&height=656&name=edbsn25e897ba5aeb552b72b6101f7cca989967c36f3ba25f7769316eb0a2a18a2ee29ad847c4526cbd5843439dd9f198823a-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

Click the **export** button and Paragon will export your data into a spreadsheet format. All of the fields that are configured on the tax setup screen will appear as columns in your Excel sheet.

 

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn2e49ba4b2c051da15899a18a04c5c48dc3bb4140b428820aaaf9a4877499071b418b7bea7c1b5304af6edff6ccebba34-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=670&height=109&name=edbsn2e49ba4b2c051da15899a18a04c5c48dc3bb4140b428820aaaf9a4877499071b418b7bea7c1b5304af6edff6ccebba34-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

#### If you want to add a new line to the tax setup instead of updating an existing line, leave the line number blank for that row.

 

 After you have made your changes and/or added new taxes, you can import the file into Paragon.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn43724e343f97d31c1465942d62d4172f7d69f3866c035e4abfa617a4afea7d5795bf39f67f9733dfbd4c3e2eda43e345-1-1-1-3-1.png?width=608&height=669&name=edbsn43724e343f97d31c1465942d62d4172f7d69f3866c035e4abfa617a4afea7d5795bf39f67f9733dfbd4c3e2eda43e345-1-1-1-3-1.png)

 

### Automatic Tax applied on Financial Transactions

- **Scenario 1** - Taxes based on Location 
    - create a financial transaction
    - select a company that is not set as EU or reverse charged
    - enter an item with no item tax in either the summary screen or item associations
    - make sure taxes are as expected, e.g., based on location - tax setup should have an entry for location for the from and to country
- **Scenario 2** - Item Tax from Product Summary Tab 
    - enter an item with an item tax in the summary screen and association but with an address whose country is not in the association
    - tax on transaction should be based on the item in the item summary form
- **Scenario 3** - Item Tax from Associations 
    - Create a financial transaction with country included in association
    - rate should be based on item tax in association
- **Scenario 4** - Tax is 0 
    - set the transaction to a company that has a 0% company tax rate because vat applicable = 'eu'
    - tax should be 0
- **Scenario 5** - country has a specific attribute set as an association on a country:

In Spain, the Canary Islands do not use VAT. Tax should be 0 for the Canary Islands. To prevent you from having to make an entry for every region, an association is added in attribute setup for the country Spain. The association is: Region Tax Override ( `Regionale Belastingoverschrijving`).

In the associated tab of the Country code for Spain, you set the region(s) that should follow the exception.

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-37-55-1426-PM.png?width=670&height=159&name=image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-37-55-1426-PM.png)

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-35-40-0179-PM.png?width=670&height=331&name=image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-35-40-0179-PM.png)

![](https://support.paragon-erp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-36-01-1939-PM.png?width=670&height=336&name=image-png-Mar-14-2025-12-36-01-1939-PM.png)

 

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