VAT
When DoubleAgent explains your GoCardless payments, it needs to know whether VAT is involved. There are three options:
- Only when the contact (i.e the customer in GoCardless) is based in the UK
- Always
- Never
You can tell DoubleAgent which to use on your integration's settings page.
You can also set which VAT rate DoubleAgent should use when VAT applies to a payment.
EC status
The EC status is only ever set if "EC VAT reporting" is enabled in your FreeAgent account (on the Settings → VAT Registration page). The rest of this section assumes it is enabled.
A payment's EC status depends on your integration's Charge VAT? setting and, in some cases, the customer's location:
| “Charge VAT?” setting | Customer's location | EC Status applied |
|---|---|---|
| Only when the contact is based in the UK | UK or outside EU | UK/Non-EC |
| Only when the contact is based in the UK | EU (not UK) | EC Goods or EC Services (whichever you set) |
| Always | Anywhere | UK/Non-EC |
| Never | Anywhere | Not set |