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title: "Updating VAT rates from Xero for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "updating-vat-rates-from-xero"
description: "Update VAT rates from Xero: import tax rates into the Payhawk spend management platform to ensure correct VAT calculations."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:49:57Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:49:57Z
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# Updating VAT rates from Xero

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

If you update your Xero 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 X****ero**. 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 Xero button and the rates synced from Xero.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Adm%3AIntegrations%3AXero/xero_tax_rates_update_from_xero_20261020_ai.png)