Configuring VAT rates

SynkriaOps comes pre-configured with the VAT rates in force in the main OHADA countries. You can modify them, add rates for specific sectors, and associate a rate with each product or service in your catalogue.

Pre-configured VAT rates by country

At tenant creation, SynkriaOps automatically applies the VAT rate corresponding to the selected country.

Country	Standard rate	Notes
Cameroon	19.25%	Highest rate in the CEMAC zone
Gabon	18%
Congo (Brazzaville)	18%
Chad	18%
Equatorial Guinea	15%
Central African Republic	19%
Côte d’Ivoire	18%
Senegal	18%
Mali	18%
Burkina Faso	18%
Benin	18%
Niger	19%
Togo	18%
DRC	16%	Democratic Republic of Congo
Comoros	10%

Modifying the default VAT rate

If the pre-configured rate doesn’t match your situation (legal rate change, initial configuration error):

Go to Settings → VAT.
In the rates list, locate the “Standard” (or “Primary rate”) rate.
Click the three dots (⋯) to the right of the rate.
Select “Edit”.
Enter the new rate (e.g. 19.25 for 19.25%).
Click “Save”.

Adding a custom rate

Certain activities or products benefit from reduced rates, exemptions or special regimes. You can create additional rates.

Common examples:

Basic food products: reduced rate or exemption depending on the country
Medicines and pharmaceutical products: exempted in several OHADA countries
Exports: 0% rate (deductible VAT without collection)
Agricultural sector: simplified regime

Go to Settings → VAT.
Click “Add a rate”.
Fill in:
- Name: e.g. Reduced VAT food or Export exemption
- Rate: numeric value, e.g. 5.5 or 0
- Accounting code: identifies this rate in FEC exports (leave blank to use the default code)
- Description: internal note explaining when to use this rate
Click “Create”.

The new rate is immediately available in invoicing and product catalogue forms.

Associating a rate with a product or service

Once your rates are configured, associate the correct rate with each product in your catalogue:

Go to Counterparties & products → Product catalogue.
Click the product or service to configure.
In the “VAT rate” field, select the appropriate rate from the dropdown.
Click “Save”.

When creating a customer invoice, SynkriaOps automatically applies the rate associated with each product line. You can always manually override the rate on an invoice line if an exception is needed.

Verifying the VAT calculated on an invoice

On any invoice or quote, the VAT summary is displayed at the bottom of the document:

Pre-tax base (HT): amount before taxes
Collected VAT: the VAT amount (Pre-tax base × Rate)
Total including tax (TTC): the final amount payable by the client

Example: a consulting services invoice of 650,000 XAF pre-tax with 19.25% VAT gives:

VAT = 650,000 × 19.25% = 125,125 XAF
Total including tax = 775,125 XAF

SynkriaOps automatically generates VAT accounting entries to the correct accounts. Here are the relevant accounts:

Account	Label	Moved by
`44310`	VAT collected on sales	Each validated customer invoice
`44320`	Deductible VAT on purchases	Each recorded supplier invoice
`44330`	VAT to regularize (payable balance)	Periodic VAT declaration

Example entry for a 775,125 XAF all-tax invoice (650,000 pre-tax + 125,125 VAT):

Account	Debit	Credit
`411001` (customer)	775,125 XAF
`701000` (service sales)		650,000 XAF
`44310` (collected VAT)		125,125 XAF

SynkriaOps generates these lines automatically when the accounting voucher associated with the invoice is validated.

VAT exemption

For operations not subject to VAT (exports, exempt sectors):

Create a “VAT 0%” or “Exempt” rate with a rate of 0. 2. Associate it with the relevant products or invoice lines. 3. Accounting entries will be generated without a VAT amount — the pre-tax base remains correctly recorded for financial statements.