Net or gross prices

If you are a VAT payer, Bulido automatically tailors how prices appear on a quote to who it is for — you do not switch anything per quote. This applies to the quote PDF and the quote detail view.

Your price list stays net

You always enter catalogue prices as net (excluding VAT) — one clear basis. VAT is added later, on the quote. If you are a VAT payer, the price column in the catalogue carries a (net) suffix so there is no ambiguity.

How a quote looks for different clients

Bulido tells the client type from whether a company name or Tax ID is filled in:

• Business client (has a company name or Tax ID): every line shows the full split — net price · net value · VAT rate · gross value — and the summary lists gross, net and VAT broken down by rate.
• Private client (no company name or Tax ID): lines show only the gross price and gross value (the amount the client actually pays), while the full net/VAT/gross split appears in the summary only.
• Not a VAT payer: the quote is simple — price and value, no VAT and no "gross" wording.

Whichever layout applies, Bulido always tracks both amounts (net and gross) internally — only what the client sees differs.

When a quote has no client yet

There is nothing to set — net or gross is decided entirely by the client type. While a quote is still a draft with no client assigned, prices default to net; as soon as you pick a client, their type (business or private) takes over.

Choosing the VAT rate on a quote

If you are a VAT payer, the VAT rate is set in the Quote details section. New quotes start from the default VAT rate in your company settings, so usually you do not need to change anything.

The list is trimmed to the rates that actually apply to construction and renovation work — in Poland 23%, 8% (work covered by the social housing programme) and 0%; in Germany 19%, 7% and 0%.

One rate for the whole quote

By default a single rate applies to every service and material on the quote. Change the field and the whole quote follows.

Different VAT rates on one quote

Choose Mixed VAT rates from the same field when one job combines rates — for example 8% on the flat itself and 23% on work outside the housing programme. A small editable rate then appears on each line (click it and pick from the list), each starting from your default rate. The summary then splits VAT into separate rows — VAT 23%, VAT 8% — with the amount for each rate.

People who are not VAT payers do not see these fields — their quotes carry no VAT.

Link to VAT

The Taxes section in your company settings drives all of this:

• You are a VAT payer: the default VAT rate is available, and prices follow the client type as described above.
• You are not a VAT payer: the default VAT rate does not appear, and quotes always show net prices (there is no VAT rate to apply).

This is a safeguard. A gross quote issued by a non-VAT payer would be technically incorrect.

What's next

If you are changing your VAT-payer status or VAT rate, see How to set up your company details before your first quote. Once a quote is prepared, you can preview the email before sending the quote.