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# Germany

## Base Details

| Key              | Value                      |
| ---------------- | -------------------------- |
| Tax Country Code | <code>DE</code>            |
| Currency         | <code>EUR</code>           |
| Base Time Zone   | <code>Europe/Berlin</code> |

## Tax Categories

| Code             | Name | Title           |
| ---------------- | ---- | --------------- |
| <code>VAT</code> | VAT  | Value Added Tax |

### VAT Rates

| Key                   | Name          | Percents | Description                                                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------- | ------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <code>zero</code>     | Zero Rate     | 0.0%     |                                                                                                                                                                        |
| <code>standard</code> | Standard rate | 19%      | For the majority of sales of goods and services: it applies to all products or services for which no other rate is expressly provided.                                 |
| <code>reduced</code>  | Reduced rate  | 7%       | Applicable in particular to basic foodstuffs, books and magazines, cultural events, hotel accommodations, public transportation, medical products, or home renovation. |
| <code>exempt</code>   | Exempt        |          | Certain goods and services are exempt from VAT.                                                                                                                        |

## Correction Definitions

Auto-generation of corrective invoices or credit and debit notes is
supported.

### Invoice Types

The types of invoices that can be created with a preceding definition:

* <code>credit-note</code>