Fuel Scale Charges in Sage 200 - UK only

Calculate the scale charge

To calculate the fuel scale charges for each car you need to know:

• The car's CO2 emissions figure - You can find this on your vehicle registration document, or on the Vehicle Certification Agency website https://www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/fuel-consumption-co2/fuel-consumption-guide/cars-and-emissions/
• The period of time covered by the VAT Return, for example a month, a quarter or a year

To find the scale charge for your car, visit https://www.gov.uk/fuel-scale-charge

These values are the fuel scale charges you should post to your accounts. For further information about this, please refer to the following sections.

Post fuel scale charges

In this example the VAT Return is quarterly starting on 1 May 2022 for a car with CO2 emissions of 174g/km.

1. On the left navigation menu, click Nominal Ledger > Enter Transactions > Journal Entry.
2. Enter the date, reference and relevant information for the fuel scale charge, for example:
   

   N/C	Name	Narrative	VAT Code	Debit	Credit
   7350	Scale Charges	VAT fuel scale charge	9	419.00
   2200	Sales VAT control	VAT on charge	1		69.83
   7350	Scale Charges	VAT exclusive charge	1		349.17

    NOTE: The above assumes VAT Rate 1 is set as the Standard VAT rate of 20% and Rate 9 is a non-vatable code. 

3. Click Post then click Close.