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title: "Exact Online VAT rates for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "updating-vat-rates-from-exact-online"
description: "Update the VAT rates in Payhawk after you change them in Exact Online, so expenses show the rates that apply. Only the first import on connection is automatic."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:10:50Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:10:50Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/updating-vat-rates-from-exact-online"
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# Updating VAT rates from Exact Online

When you [connect your Payhawk account to Exact Online](/help/connecting-payhawk-to-exact-online), your available Exact Online VAT rates are automatically imported.

If you update your Exact Online VAT rates after the connection between the two systems has been established, you have to manually update that data in Payhawk.

To manually update your VAT rates in Payhawk:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), go to **Settings** > **Fields library.**
2. Click on **Tax rate**.
3. Click on **Update from Exact Online**. As a result, Payhawk will show the VAT rates that are applicable to the specific expense.

![Tax rate in the Payhawk Fields library with the Update from Exact Online button and the rates synced from Exact Online.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Adm%3AIntegrations%3AExact%20Online/exact_tax_rates_20261015_ai.png)