How do I stop QuickBooks automatically calculating VAT on expense receipts when I am analysing them?

To stop QuickBooks Online from automatically calculating VAT on your expense receipts, you'll need to update your default tax settings on transaction forms and re-upload receipts where needed. Even after changing your chart of accounts and VAT settings, QuickBooks remembers previously used VAT defaults on expense forms.

Here's what to do:

1. Click the +Create menu and select Expense.
2. Locate the Amounts are dropdown and select Out of Scope of Tax or No VAT.
3. Enter a dummy expense and click Save and Close. This action will set your new selection as the default for future expenses.
4. Delete the dummy expense if you wish.
    

Receipts uploaded before this change still reflect the old VAT settings, so those will need to be deleted and re-uploaded to apply the new default.

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