How to print VAT rates on the invoices

[Mike Evans]

On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:39:30 +0100
William Anderle <william.anderle at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everybody
> I'd need help with a function of GnuCash
> Please not that I'm not a programmer, neither an accounting expert,
> so excuse me if my terms aren't perfect.
> 
> I'm trying testing GnuCash on a little Italian business, to see if it 
> could be a suitable accounting program.
> 
> As far as I see, it lacks a very important function which my client
> (and I suppose many others) absolutely needs:
> the ability to print on the invoices the VAT rate applied on the 
> individual terms.
> 
> I try to be more clear:
> -when I insert the data into the invoices, I'm able to chose
> different VAT rates (eg., 10% on manpower, 20% on goods and so on);
> -when I print the invoice, the final sum is correct; however, the
> print page rather than than the different VAT rates just shows a "T"
> which means "taxable".
> Please take a look at the image below to better understand what I
> mean: http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3516/gnucashproblem2.jpg
> 
> Is it possibile to print the VAT rate rather than just a "T"?
> If yes, how?
> 
> Thanks to everyone for help.
> 
> Best regards
> 

William
Try this.
In invoice .scm, near line 210 

Comment with ;'s (as below) or delete this section

 ;   (if (tax-col column-vector)
 ;     (addto! row-contents
 ;       (if 
 ;       (if cust-doc?
 ;         (and (gncEntryGetInvTaxable entry)(gncEntryGetInvTaxTable entry))
 ;         (and (gncEntryGetBillTaxable entry)(gncEntryGetBillTaxTable entry))
 ;       )
 ;           (gncTaxTableGetName (gncEntryGetInvTaxTable entry)) 
 ;           (gncTaxTableGetName (gncEntryGetBillTaxTable entry)) 
 ;       ))
 ;     )
  


Insert below (or in place of):    
      
      (if (tax-col column-vector)
      (addto! row-contents
       (if cust-doc? 
       (gncTaxTableGetName (gncEntryGetInvTaxTable entry)) 
       (gncTaxTableGetName (gncEntryGetBillTaxTable entry)) 
       )
       ))

Test exhaustively and let me know the results.
It should really test for gncEntryGetBillTaxableentry etc., but seems to work without error as is.

Regards
Mike Evans