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Update 1290 11 September 2025

Changes to VAT options in HOPS Retail Systems A large number of changes have been merged this evening that change the way VAT is presented. Previously a 'VAT proportion' and a 'VAT rate' were required to be entered when setting a price for an item. This has been replaced with a drop-down box with the common rates of UK VAT: "20% VAT" [Equivalent to old 100% VATable at 20%] "5% VAT" [Equivalent to old 100% VATable at 5%] "0% (zero-rated)" [Equivalent to old 100% VATable at 0%] "VAT Exempt" [Equivalent to old 0% VATable] In addition, the presentation of VAT has been updated to the names shown in inverted commas above, rather than the old "100% @ 20%" format. (Any existing values that are different to those above have been preserved.) We hope this mades the system easier to use. The above changes have NOT been implemented on Event Sessions, where the old Proportion and Rate boxes remain. This is because we recognise that some events are, for accounting purposes, formed of differently-VATable components (eg train ticket separately accounted from dining ticket), and therefore odd percentages are required. We will hopefully address this with a more robust system in the future. If you find anything not behaving as it should please let us know and we will fix it. Thank you