I watched tutorials about tax but my package only has a vat tab and doesn't have a tax option like one of the tutorials showed me.

Hello, @future-ventures2.

Let me share some information about the video tutorials available on the QuickBooks Training page.

The video tutorials are a great resource to learn your way around QuickBooks. As of the moment, most of it is created for QuickBooks Online US version. 

On the other hand, I've added these articles to get you acquainted on you can track your sales tax through the QuickBooks Tax feature:

• How do I set up sales GST/VAT rates and use them on forms? 
• VAT Feature Update FAQ 
• VAT - related Help Articles 

Keep me posted if you have other questions about navigating around QuickBooks. I'll be around to help you out. Have a good one!