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VAT/Tax EU Reverse Charge - Instant Invoice

  • April 13, 2026
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OllieByrne
Do Gooder (Customer)
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My colleague has asked me to query this - while there was a related but different case previously raided on the Community, we would welcome specific advice…...:

Context: an Irish company using IFS Cloud, version 25R1…

Query: Could anyone in the IFS community please explain why the VAT reverse charge automatic postings do not work on Instant Invoice for sales items, even though the correct TAX Codes have been set up for VAT?

Interestingly, the reverse charge functionality works perfectly on i) AP supplier transactions and ii) sales invoices for customer order related product shipments.  It’s only manual Instant Invoices that does not work.

Is there a specific configuration or limitation within Instant Invoice that might be causing this discrepancy?

EG when posting an invoice from outside of Ireland the AP transactions will post both a TAX Received and TAX disbursed transaction but Instant invoices for sales items is not, it is only creating TAX Disbursed line meaning we have to manually adjust out VAT Return for other line.

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piswpl
Hero (Partner)
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  • Hero (Partner)
  • April 13, 2026

I am surprised you’re saying that it is working on customer order invoices. I will double check.

Tax codes of the Calculated tax type are intended to be used on supplier invoices. I am not 100% sure in Cloud, but they won’t work on employee expenses either. It’s been working like this since I remember. 


piswpl
Hero (Partner)
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  • Hero (Partner)
  • April 13, 2026

Double checked. I am 100% positive double-side tax is not supported on customer order invoices either. Bear in mind there are IP9/IP10 posting control for AP and there is only IP4 for AR invoices. It may seem “doing something” as the VAT amount is 0, but there is only one voucher row with IP4.

Hence, it’s normal that Calculated-type tax codes have no effect on AR invoices.

The tax percentage in both cases is 0%.

Hope, that helps.