Can I group several taxes into one rate?

Add one Tax Rate for the combined percentage, named the way your accountant reports it. The invoice shows a single tax line at that rate.

What does Apply RCM do to the invoice total?

The tax is calculated and shown, but it is not added to the amount the customer pays you, because the customer pays it to the authority. Your tax reports list it separately.

Where do I set the tax on a fuel bill?

On the fuel entry itself. Fuel Tracking has a Tax Rate field that fills Tax Amount and Total.

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Add tax rates and use RCM

You will have every tax rate your business charges or pays available as a Tax Rate on invoices, fuel entries, maintenance and expenses, and you will know when to tick Apply RCM.

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The Tax Rates tab under Settings is a short list of named percentages. Each rate has a Name and a Rate. Whatever you add here appears in the Tax Rate dropdown on Customer Invoice, Supplier Invoice, Fuel Tracking, Vehicle Maintenance and Expenses, and the app works out Tax Amount and Total from it.

Reverse charge (RCM) is not a rate. It is a switch, Apply RCM, on each invoice, with a matching RCM Applicable flag on customers and suppliers. When it is on, the tax is shown but is payable by the receiver instead of being added to what you collect.

Before You Start

The rates you need, with the names your accountant uses. Typical examples: GST 0, GST 5, GST 12, GST 18, or VAT 5.
Your company TRN entered under Settings › Company, so tax invoices print your registration.

Steps

Open Settings › Tax Rates and click Add.
Enter the Name exactly as you want it to read on the dropdown and on prints. Use the tax name and the percentage together, for example "GST 18" or "VAT 5", so staff cannot mix them up.
Enter the Rate as a percentage number and save.
Repeat for every rate, including a zero rate. A "GST 0" or "VAT 0" rate lets exempt or zero-rated invoices still carry a tax line.
On a customer or supplier whose supplies fall under reverse charge, tick RCM Applicable on their record.
When you create an invoice, pick the Tax Rate and tick Apply RCM if the reverse charge applies to that invoice. The Tax Rate is required on Customer Invoice and Supplier Invoice forms.

Tax Rate Fields

Field	What to enter	Required
Name	How the rate reads in dropdowns and on printed invoices	Yes
Rate	The percentage, for example 5 or 18	Yes

What This Changes

The Tax Rate dropdown on Customer Invoice, Supplier Invoice, Fuel Tracking, Vehicle Maintenance and Expenses lists the new rate.
Tax Amount and Total on those forms are calculated from the rate you pick.
With Apply RCM ticked, the invoice total excludes the tax from the amount due while still showing the tax; the Customer TAX Report and Supplier TAX Report separate RCM invoices.
The UAE VAT 201 report and the TDS reports read the tax lines these rates create.

Tips

Do not edit the percentage on an existing rate once it has been used; add a new rate with a new name and switch the old one out of use.
Keep one rate per percentage. Two rates with the same percentage and different names split your tax reports for no reason.
Product-level tax for purchase invoices is set on the product (Purchase Tax, Sales Tax) under Inventory › Products, not here.

Frequently asked questions

Need Help?

Chat with the NShine ERP support team on WhatsApp at +91 79950 87755, or ask from inside the app. Last checked 9 November 2026 against app.nshineerp.com.