Cash register software dedicated to the restaurant and catering industry

Manage your menu, your menus and simplify the management of VAT

Thanks to the LM Hospitality cash register software, you can easily manage your menu. The management of the VAT rates differentiated by product type is also integrated for always correct additions !

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Manage your menu and simplify the management of VAT

Restaurant menu

The management of the menu has an impact on different levels of your organization.

Room management

With the LM Hospitality cash register software, you can simply organize your offer :

Distinguish between starters, main courses and desserts to simplify ordering at the table
Organize your different menus by selecting the items that can be part of it and select the drinks that will be allowed. You can also plan for certain menu items to incur a surcharge that will automatically be taken into account when selecting them.

Cash register management

With LM Hospitality cash register software, you will have excellent visibility when your customers check out. No need to think to know which dish was part of a menu, everything is clear!

The rules of VAT management in catering

In catering, 3 VAT rates can be applied depending on the products consumed and their containers: 5.5%, 10% or 20%.

For food products

Starters, main courses and desserts are taxable at the rate of 10% VAT.
In fast-food restaurants, the VAT rate applicable to food products is also 10%, whether the products are consumed on the premises or not.
The reduced VAT rate of 5.5% applies only to food products that are not consumed immediately. Therefore, only take-away sales in containers that allow the products to be preserved, and therefore deferred consumption, are taxed at the reduced VAT rate of 5.5%.

For beverages

Sales of alcoholic beverages are taxable at the VAT rate of 20%
Sales of non-alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption are taxable at the rate of 10% VAT
Sales of non-alcoholic beverages in preservable containers, such as bottles and cans, are taxable at 5,5% VAT. This does not apply to catering because the drinks are consumed immediately.

It is essential that sales are broken down by VAT rate, because if this is not done, the total invoice is subject to the higher VAT rate.

Here are some examples of VAT rates for restaurants

Sale of pizzas or food in a food-truck : 10% VAT
Menu consumed on the spot in a restaurant : VAT 10%, and VAT 20% for alcoholic drinks
Meals prepared by a caterer : 10% VAT
Sandwich menu + can to take away bought in a hot-spot or a bakery : VAT 10% for the sandwich and VAT 5,5% for the can.

LM Hospitality simplifies the management of VAT in restaurants

So that you don’t have to ask yourself any more questions about the VAT to be applied when you collect.
When you create your card in your LM Hospitality back office, specify the VAT that should be applied according to whether you are selling on the spot or taking it away. These will be applied automatically when you take orders.