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How to update your tax settings

Understand how to enter your region and tax details in GoProposal to ensure correct invoicing, Value Added Tax (VAT), and Goods and Services (GST) compliance.

Written by Russell Henderson

Tax settings allow you to provide your country of business and VAT or GST details. This ensures accurate billing and a correct tax application. If you aren’t registered for VAT or GST, you can still complete these settings.


Why we need this information

We use your tax details to:

  • Apply the correct VAT or GST to your invoices

  • Ensure compliance with local tax regulations

  • Enable you to claim or report taxes accurately


Enter your tax settings

  1. Go to Settings and select Company.

  2. Enter the following details:

    • Country of business

    • Tax registration number (include any required prefix, for example, GB for Great Britain)

  3. Click Save.

📌 NOTE: If this information is missing, a banner will appear prompting you to complete your tax settings.


Countries in Scope and their Tax Codes:

Country / Region

Name of Tax

Tax Format Number

Ireland

Value-added tax (VAT)

IE 1234567 A

Canada

Goods and services tax (GST) Harmonised services tax (HST)

15 digits (9 numeric/2 alpha/4 numeric)

Mexico

Value-added tax (VAT) / IVA

Tax ID (RFC) is 12 alphanumerical characters, XXX-######-XXX

South Africa

Value-added tax (VAT)

4220122222

Namibia

Value-added tax (VAT)

0123 4567

Botswana

Value-added tax (VAT)

Unique number auto-generated

Australia

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

12345678901 (ABN)

New Zealand

Goods and services tax (GST)

XXX-XXX-XXX (IRD number)

UAE

Value-added tax (VAT)

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (15-digit combination)

Pakistan

Sales tax (ST) (for services SST, PST, KST, BST)

National tax number format 1111111-1 with prefix S, P, K or B

Netherlands

Value-added tax (VAT) / BTW

NL123456789B01

Denmark

Value-added tax (VAT)

DK 12 34 56 78

Latvia

Value-added tax (VAT) / PVN

LV12345678901

Norway

Value-added tax (VAT) / MVA

123 456 789 MVA

Sweden

Value-added tax (VAT) / Moms

SE 5 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 0 1

Greece

Value-added tax (VAT)

EL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


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