The right VAT rate, applied on its own

The three building rates

Three French VAT rates apply to building work. Donizo knows them and offers the right one in the right place; every line stays yours to change.

Energy renovation

5.5%Work improving the energy performance of a home completed more than two years ago.

Renovation and upkeep

10%Improvement, conversion, fitting-out and upkeep of a home completed more than two years ago. The most common case.

New build

20%New construction, and anything that does not qualify for a reduced rate.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

How it works

1. 1

   You describe the job

   By voice or text, from the site. Donizo breaks the work into line items: labour, materials, fitting.

2. 2

   The rate lands line by line

   Each line gets its rate, with the reason shown beside it. One quote can carry several rates without splitting it into two documents.

3. 3

   The invoice reuses the same summary

   When you invoice, the VAT summary is taken from the signed quote — nothing is retyped, so the two documents cannot drift apart.

What Donizo handles

• One rate per line, and several rates on the same quote
• The reason for the rate shown beside the amount, on the quote and the invoice
• The VAT summary carried automatically from the signed quote to the invoice
• DGFiP numbering and legal wording, in Factur-X format
• The reduced-rate VAT certificate for your customer to sign before work starts
• Net, VAT and gross totals exported as they stand for your accountant

Source: economie.gouv.fr

Frequently asked questions

Does Donizo pick the VAT rate for me?

Donizo proposes a rate for each line from the nature of the work you describe, and shows the reason beside the amount. You can change it on any line before sending. Responsibility stays yours: it is the tradesperson, not the customer, who answers for the rate applied if the tax authority checks.

Can one quote carry several VAT rates?

Yes. Each line carries its own rate, and the summary at the foot of the quote totals VAT per rate. A job mixing energy renovation at 5.5% with upkeep at 10% therefore fits in a single document, with no need to split it in two.

What about the reduced-rate VAT certificate?

As soon as a reduced rate is applied, Donizo prepares the simplified certificate for your customer to sign before work starts, and keeps it with the job file. Without that certificate the tradesperson carries the VAT difference if the rate is challenged.

Does the invoice reuse the quote's rate?

Yes, automatically. The invoice is generated from the signed quote: line items, rates and the VAT summary are carried over unchanged, in Factur-X format. That automatic carry-over is what prevents a gap between quote and invoice, the most common error found in a check.