South African VAT Types

• QuickEasy BOS has features to expertly handle most countries VAT or GST requirements.
• The software is also suitable for organisations who are not registered for either VAT or GST.
• Organisations can create an unlimited number of VAT or GST Types and allocate a percentage to it.
• Default VAT/GST Types are chosen when creating Transaction Types, including whether the VAT or GST should be considered Input or Output. However, these defaults can be edited when transactions are entered (e.g. if the supplier is not registered for VAT).
• The documentation refers to VAT, but the concepts are the same for GST.

Navigation: Main Menu > Setup > Accounting > VAT Types (tab)

These are the VAT Types you need to correctly report VAT to SARS. At the time of writing (September 2025) the prevailing VAT rate was 15%.

This list excludes diesel input credits and the supply of commercial accommodation.