## Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/ae/books/help/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Set Up Taxes

If you haven’t set up your VAT information while setting up your organization, here’s how you can do it:

*   Go to **Settings** > **Taxes & Compliance** > **Taxes** > **Tax Settings**.

**Fields**

**Description**

**TRN**

Enter the Tax Registration Number provided to you by the FTA.

**International Trade**

If you deal with businesses outside the UAE, mark the box **Enable trade with contacts outside the United Arab Emirates**.

**Reporting Period**

You can file your tax returns either **Monthly** or **Quarterly**. This reporting period is decided by the FTA when they approve you as a VAT-registered person.

![Tax Settings](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tax-settings.png)

After you set up your tax information, the different tax rates that will be auto-populated while creating transactions are:

**Standard Rate \[5%\]**  
VAT of 5% can be applied on transactions created in Zoho Books. Most of the transactions that occur in the UAE fall under this tax rate.

**Zero Rate \[0%\]**  
VAT of 0% can be applied on transactions created in Zoho Books.  
Learn more about [sectors which are taxed at 0%](https://www.zoho.com/ae/books/vat/faq/general/zero-rated-sectors.html).

**Exempt**  
If any of the items are exempted from VAT, you can select them as exempted from VAT while creating transactions. You don’t need to create a new tax for such transactions.  
Learn more about [sectors which are exempted from VAT](https://www.zoho.com/ae/books/vat/faq/general/vat-exempt-sectors.html).

**Out of Scope**  
If the supply of any of your items does not fall under the scope of VAT, then you can select this option while creating transactions for them.

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