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# How to remove VAT from invoice (Tax Exemption)?

# Background

In most cases, charges are subject to German VAT ("Umsatzsteuer"). There are a few cases where there is an exemption, though:

## Outside EU

| You are a registered company outside the EU.
If you update your billing address to include your company's name and address outside of the EU, no VAT will be charged.

## Inside EU with Tax ID

| You are a registered company outside of Germany and can provide a European tax id.
If you update your billing address to include your company's name, the address and provide a valid tax id, reverse charge will apply and no VAT is added.

# Setup

If you want to store your tax information in Datacake, you can do so through the billing settings. To do this, navigate to the billing settings using the sidebar.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fdd69a5bcfa0c8/bildschirmfoto-2020-12-15-um-2_1m9pkke.png)

In the Billing Section now click on "Update" to open up the Billing-Address-Settings.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fdd69a5bcfa0c8/bildschirmfoto-2020-12-15-um-2_4pof8n.png)

This will bring up the following modal, where you can enter your custom Tax-ID:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fdd69a5bcfa0c8/bildschirmfoto-2020-12-15-um-2_ijpuld.png)