How to add VAT rates in Shopware5?

Adding VAT rates in Shopware5 is key to being able to sell cross-border in compliance.

1. Login to your Shopware5 store administrative dashboard
2. In the main administrative view go to Configuration  → Basic settings  → Shop settings → Taxes
   
   
3. In the middle column of the module you can find all tax groups, by default there are 2 tax groups, normal tax (named 19% for example) and reduced tax (named 7% for example).
   

4. All additional tax rates are to be added to the existing tax groups : standard rates to the 19 % group, reduced rates to 7% group. 

5. Press pencil next the 19 % group and choose Add entry in the right section which contains all configurations of the selected tax group. Here you can set individual tax rates per customer group / country / state.

6. A new dynamic tax rate can be added now:

7. First choose customer group : Shopkunden (B2C) or B2B. If you sell B2C and B2B entries should be done for both options.

7.1 Naming of tax rules  By clicking Name you can enter your desired name for your tax rule.

7.2 Area Here you have to choose the area, in which this rule should work. This area depends on the area-setting in Configuration > Basic settings > Country areas.

7.3  Country Here you can define the country in which your tax rate should appear. In this Dropdown you only see countries in the previously chosen area. Choosing all your rule will appear in all countries of the selected area.

7.4 State(County) If you want your tax rule to apply only in specific states, you can define this here, base on the chosen country you can define a state here in which you want to activate this tax rule. Defining states is made in the country settings in Configuration > Basic configuration > Shop settings > Countries.

7.5 Tax Here you'll define the tax rate which will appear dynamically in the frontend depending on its rules.