# Tax Codes

Tax codes describe basic tax behavior such as tax percentage and associated tax account.

![Tax Code](Modules/Finance/Docs/Help/img/tax_code.png)

## Tax Code

This is the code/abbreviation used in the application.

## Invoice Percentage

The tax percentage shown on the invoice.

> Sometimes invoices don't show any taxes or 0% but internally the application has to calculate with taxes (e.g. intra-community).

## Sales Percentage

The outgoing tax percentage.

## Input Percentage

The input/ingoing tax percentage.