How the Republic of Ireland tax codes affect your VAT Return

Summary

This guide helps explains how the default tax codes for the Republic of Ireland affect your VAT Return in Sage 50 Accounts v27.1 and above.

Description

Using the right tax code when posting your transactions not only ensures you apply the right VAT rate, but also determines where the net and VAT values appear on your VAT Return.

See examples of tax codes to use for common goods and services >

NOTE: This article relates to Sage 50 Accounts v27.1 and above only. For details of tax codes in Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 50 Accounts v27.0 and below, read more >

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Below is a list of all default tax codes in Sage 50 Accounts v27.1 and above, and how they affect your VAT Return. You can also find out more about each box on your VAT Return by visiting the Revenue website.

NOTE: Find out how OSS/IOSS tax codes affect your VAT Return and RTD.

Tax Code	Sale or Purchase	Net or VAT amount	VAT Return boxes affected
T0	Sale	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sale	VAT	N/A
	Purchase	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchase	VAT	N/A
T1	Sale	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sale	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchase	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchase	VAT	Appears in box T2
T2	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	N/A
	Purchase	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchase	VAT	N/A
T3	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchase	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchase	VAT	Appears in box T2
T4	Sales	Net	Appears in box E1 and Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
T4	Sales	VAT	N/A
T5	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T5	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T6	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T6	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T7	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T7	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T8	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T8	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1 and T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions box
T9	Non-vatable tax code, doesn't appear on VAT return.
T10	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T10	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T11	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T11	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T12	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T12	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T13	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T13	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T14	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
T14	Sales	VAT	N/A
T15	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T15	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T16	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T16	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T17	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T17	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T18	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T18	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1 and T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions box
T19	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T19	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T20	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T20	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1 and T2 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods & Services box
T21	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T21	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T22	Sales	Net	Appears in box ES1 and Total value of sales, excluding VAT
T22	Sales	VAT	N/A
NOTE: Tax code T23 appears correctly on the VAT Return, however we're currently investigating an issue where T23 transactions appear in the wrong box on the Return of Trading Details (RTD). Read more >
T23	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT NOTE: Due to a software issue, the net value also appears in the Total value of sales, excluding VAT box. This box is for information only and no action is needed to amend this.
T23	Purchases	VAT	N/A
T24	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2, Total value of sales, excluding VAT and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT NOTE: Due to a software issue, the net value also appears in the Total value of sales, excluding VAT box. This box is for information only and no action is needed to amend this.
T24	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1 and T2 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods & Services box NOTE: Due to a software issue, the VAT value incorrectly appears in the VAT charged on supplies of Goods & Services box instead of the VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions box. These boxes are for information only and no action is needed to amend this.
T25	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T25	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1 and T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions box
T26	Purchases	Net	Appears in box E2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
T26	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1 and T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions box
T27	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T28	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T29	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T29	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions
T30	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T30	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions
T31	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T32	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T33	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T33	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions
T34	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T34	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions
T35	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T36	Sales	Net	Appears in Total value of sales, excluding VAT box
	Sales	VAT	Appears in box T1 and VAT charged on supplies of Goods and Services box
	Purchases	Net	Appears in Total value of purchases, excluding VAT box
	Purchases	VAT	Appears in box T2
T37	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T37	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions
T38	Purchases	Net	Appears in box ES2 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T38	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions
T39	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T39	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T40	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T40	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T41	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T41	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T42	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T42	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T43	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T43	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T44	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T44	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T45	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T45	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T46	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T46	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T47	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T47	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T48	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T48	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T49	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T49	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT
T50	Purchases	Net	Appears in PA1 and Total value of purchases, excluding VAT
T50	Purchases	VAT	Appears in boxes T1, T2 and VAT due on intra-EU acquisitions and postponed VAT

This article offers general guidance only. While accurate at the time of publication, it may not suit your specific needs. We make no express or implied warranties. For tailored advice, consult a professional. For VAT, customs, or duties queries, contact Revenue. We accept no liability for any loss from using this content. VAT or tax codes shown reflect default software settings and may differ in your setup.

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