--- title: How to set up VAT and country restrictions for the sale of my courses description: How to Set Up VAT, Tax Location, and countries for Sales. Displaying VAT when the buyer is a business. --- [Skip to content](https://support.reteach.com/en/how-to-set-up-vat-and-country-restrictions-for-the-sale-of-my-courses#main-content) - [English](https://support.reteach.com/en/how-to-set-up-vat-and-country-restrictions-for-the-sale-of-my-courses) - [Deutsch](https://support.reteach.com/kurse-verkaufen-umsatzsteuer-ländereinschränkungen) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://support.reteach.com/anfragen?hsLang=en) [![1-logo-reteach-farbe@4x](https://support.reteach.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-logo-reteach-farbe@4x.webp?width=188&height=50&name=1-logo-reteach-farbe@4x.webp)](https://www.reteach.com) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [English](https://support.reteach.com/en/how-to-set-up-vat-and-country-restrictions-for-the-sale-of-my-courses) - [Deutsch](https://support.reteach.com/kurse-verkaufen-umsatzsteuer-ländereinschränkungen) English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://support.reteach.com/anfragen) - Contact us Contact us Welcome to the help-center. Insert a keyword to find a solution: - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [reteach help-center](https://support.reteach.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [E-Commerce](https://support.reteach.com/en/e-commerce?hsLang=en) 3. [Sell courses](https://support.reteach.com/en/e-commerce?hsLang=en#sell-courses) # How to set up VAT and country restrictions for the sale of my courses ## How to Set Up VAT, Tax Location, and countries for Sales. Displaying VAT when the buyer is a business. If you're using reteach to sell your courses, you can manage VAT accounting and country restrictions for sales with just a few settings. ### Things to Keep in Mind - The **VAT rate** is entered manually. If it changes in your country, it must be updated manually. - You control whether prices in your academy are shown inclusive or exclusive of VAT through the **price display settings.** - The **tax location** should correspond to your company's main office. reteach supports all EU countries and Switzerland as tax locations. - If you want to customize the VAT label on invoices and price displays in the academy, you can do this with the "**Umsatzsteueranwendung (Standard)**" (VAT Application) setting. Note that this setting establishes a default VAT application for your academy. However, if you have individual courses that require a different VAT application or are exempt from VAT, you can adjust this independently in the associated product for that specific course. To do this, navigate to your products under "E-Commerce" in the left menu, then select the product for which the VAT application needs to be customized. ![E-Commerce](https://support.reteach.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-08-26%20at%2012-33-51-png.png?width=140&height=156&name=Screenshot%202024-08-26%20at%2012-33-51-png.png)   You can then individually adjust the **Umsatzsteueranwendung** (VAT application) (inclusive, exclusive, or exempt) for this product on the right side. ![Product](https://support.reteach.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-08-26%20at%2012-35-01-png.png?width=533&height=169&name=Screenshot%202024-08-26%20at%2012-35-01-png.png) You can limit sales (and only sales) to specific countries using the field **Länder für den Verkauf** in your settings. The available options are: - Germany (or the country of your tax location) - EU - EU & Switzerland - All countries ![E-Commerce Settings](https://support.reteach.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-08-26%20at%2012-36-48-png.png?width=688&height=395&name=Screenshot%202024-08-26%20at%2012-36-48-png.png)   ### VAT Accounting for Domestic and International Sales reteach displays VAT as follows: #### If the Buyer Is a Consumer VAT is always displayed. #### If the Buyer Is a Business - **If the buyer's country matches the tax location:** VAT is displayed. - **If the buyer's country does NOT match the tax location:** - If the buyer's country is an EU country or Switzerland, the reverse charge mechanism is applied. VAT is not displayed in this case. - If the buyer's country is outside the EU or not Switzerland, VAT is displayed. **Important:** The buyer is treated as a business only if they provide their VAT ID during the purchase process or in their profile. ### Additional Tips: - If your business or activity is VAT-exempt and you generally do not display VAT, you can set the VAT application to "VAT exempt" by default. 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