Profit Margin Scheme

The Profit Margin Scheme is a VAT calculation method for second-hand goods that prevents double taxation. Under this scheme, when you buy second-hand goods from an unregistered seller (vendor), you only pay VAT on the profit made from the resale.

Zoho Books helps you record transactions under the Profit Margin Scheme by applying VAT correctly on second-hand goods. It automatically calculates the VAT, helping you to manage transactions easily and stay compliant with the tax regulations.

Scenario: Patricia buys a second-hand car for AED 65000 from a non-VAT registered vendor and sells it for AED 70000. In this case, Patricia will have to pay VAT only for the profit amount of AED 5000 made from the resale, rather than on the full sale price.

Eligibility

Under the Profit Margin Scheme, you can calculate VAT only on specific goods that meet certain conditions.

Learn more about the conditions for selling goods and the types of goods eligible for this scheme.

Enable Profit Margin Scheme

Prerequisite: The Profit Margin Scheme is applicable only if your organization is registered for VAT.

To record transactions under the Profit Margin Scheme, you must first enable it in your Zoho Books organization. To do this:

Now, you can create transactions under this scheme in your Zoho Books organization.

Record Transactions under Profit Margin Scheme

You can record the following transactions under the Profit Margin Scheme in your Zoho Books organization:

Record Purchase Transactions

You can record purchase transactions under the Profit Margin Scheme in two ways:

Create Self-billed Invoices

To create a self-billed invoice:

Note: You should check this option only if you plan to resell the item purchased from your vendor under the profit margin scheme.

The bill is now created under the Profit Margin Scheme.

Similarly, you can also create Bills and Vendor Credits under the Profit Margin Scheme.

Recording Sales Trsanctions

Prerequisite: To create an invoice under the Profit Margin Scheme, you must first create a bill or a self-billed invoice with the required line items.

Note: The Profit Margin Scheme applies only to the item rates that are Tax Inclusive in a sales transaction.

Create Invoices

To create an invoice:

The invoice will be created under the Profit Margin Scheme, and you can now record payment for it. You can similarly create Credit Notes under the Profit Margin Scheme.

Note: As per VAT law, a note will be displayed in the transaction PDF below the Items Table, indicating that it is recorded under the Profit Margin Scheme. This applies only to sales transactions.

View Reports

You can also view the following reports for transactions recorded under the Profit Margin Scheme:

VAT Returns

In the VAT Returns report, the transactions will be displayed in the following categories:

For a sales transaction under the Profit Margin Scheme, the taxable amount includes the exemption amount. The tax is calculated on the amount excluding the exemption amount, whereas, for other sales transactions, the tax is calculated on the entire taxable amount.

Scenario: Patricia sells a product for AED 1000 under the Profit Margin Scheme, with a AED 200 exemption. The taxable amount is AED 1000, including the exemption. However, the tax is calculated only on AED 800, excluding the exemption. This way, the exemption amount isn’t taxed under the Profit Margin Scheme. For a regular sale without an exemption, the tax is calculated on the full AED 1000.

For a purchase transaction recorded under the profit margin scheme, the taxable amount will be included, similar to other purchase transactions, while the tax amount for those transactions will be AED 0.00, as the bill(or the invoice provided by the vendor) will not contain any tax information.

Scenario: Aaron buys a product for AED 1000 under the Profit Margin Scheme, and the vendor’s invoice shows no tax. The taxable amount is AED 1000, just like any other purchase. However, since there’s no tax on the invoice, the tax amount is AED 0.00. The business will calculate the tax later when selling the product. This means no tax is paid at the time of purchase under the Profit Margin Scheme.

Learn more about VAT Returns.

VAT Audit Report

The transactions recorded under the Profit Margin Scheme will have the Tax Code SR in the downloaded VAT audit report.

Learn more about VAT Audit Report.

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