# VAT Issue - Recording VAT

**URL:** <https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/vat-issue-recording-vat/6330>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [6 January 2026 00:27 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/vat-issue-recording-vat/6330 "2026-01-06T00:27:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![andyk155](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@andyk155](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/andyk155)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2026 00:27 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/vat-issue-recording-vat/6330/1 "2026-01-06T00:27:36Z")

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Looking for a way to record a VAT payment that was the VAT portion only. Client had a car crash that the insurance paid the body shop net of VAT and the client paid the VAT portion only. Is there a way of recording this?

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**Author:** ![Roger\_Walker](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/user_avatar/api-discuss.freeagent.com/roger_walker/32/1170_2.png) [@Roger\_Walker](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/Roger_Walker)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2026 06:25 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/vat-issue-recording-vat/6330/3 "2026-01-06T06:25:54Z")

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Actually you can do it when you create or edit a bank transaction -

 ![image](https://freeagent-api-discuss-assets-production.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/d/d0dd53593b755a4ba0b09c283557a1b3deacc422.png)