If the tax rate for an expense is not there how can I record the expense? I have 2 set tax rates, but neither appear when I need to select a tax rate.

It is possible the two tax rates available was set up for sales transactions, Ben. That's likely the reason it is not showing up when creating expense transactions. I'll guide you through in creating another tax rate.

We'll have to add tax rates specific for purchases. Here's how to create them:

1. Go to the VAT menu and click the Add tax button.
2. Select Tax rate and enter the Tax name.
3. Enter the Definition if needed.
4. Mark the Purchases tick box.
5. Enter the Purchase rate, Account, and Show tax amount on return line.
6. Save the tax rate.

After that, we can go back to recording the expenses. We should now be able to select the necessary tax rates.

When everything is already settled, we can already file your VAT returns and record the payments. Note that the link I've associated is for a specific region, but the process and steps are simply the same.

I got your back if you have additional queries in setting up your VAT and creating expenses.