# Tax and how customers see prices

> Choose whether prices include or exclude tax, set tax per item, and decide how much pricing detail the customer sees.

## Tax modes

On the quote's **Settings** tab, **Tax** sets how tax works for the whole quote:

- **Added to prices**: unit prices are before tax; tax is added on top.
- **Included in prices**: unit prices already include tax; the tax is worked out from them and shown as "included".
- **No tax**: no tax is calculated and the tax column is switched off.

New quotes take the tax mode from their template, or from **Tax** in **Settings → Quote defaults**.

## Tax on each item

Each price item has a **Tax** drop-down with your organisation's tax rates, plus **No tax**. New items use your default rate. Tax is calculated line by line, rounded to two decimal places, then added up. The label shown to customers (for example VAT or GST) is the **Tax label** in Quote defaults. Admins manage rates in **Settings → Tax & categories**; see [Tax rates and sales categories](https://quoterium.com/help/team-and-settings/tax-rates-and-sales-categories).

## How customers see prices

Also on the Settings tab, **How customers see prices** controls the detail on the customer page and PDF:

| Setting | The customer sees |
| --- | --- |
| Prices, quantities and totals | Quantity, unit price and total for every line, plus the totals and payment amounts. |
| Totals only | Each line's total and the quote totals, but not quantities or unit prices. |
| Quantities only | Quantities, but no prices or totals. |
| Hide all pricing | No quantities, prices, totals or payment milestones. |

Tick **Show item codes** to show each item's code to the customer, and to show the **Code** field in the editor.

You always see full pricing in the editor. Check the **Preview** tab to see what the customer will see.

## See also

- [Discounts, cost and margin](https://quoterium.com/help/writing-quotes/discounts-cost-and-margin)
- [Quote settings, dates and expiry](https://quoterium.com/help/writing-quotes/quote-settings-and-dates)

Source: https://quoterium.com/help/writing-quotes/tax-and-price-display