How To: Sell Qualifying Goods at zero-rate

Where goods or services falling within the remit of Notice 701/6 (September 2003) are to be included as VAT zero-rated items on a Sales Order:

If the relevant stock item(s) are not already zero-rated, they can be setup as a "move with" parent having the real stock item as its child:

Open a Stock screen (show me how).
Display the drop-down 'Other Actions' menu either by pressing F9 or clicking the down arrow immediately to the right of the green circle with a white cross icon at the top of the button bar.
Use "Copy Stock Item" to copy the existing stock item;
Use the Stock screen's Detail tab to set the new item's "Stock code" (e.g. add the suffix 'Z' or '-ZERO' to the existing stock code);
Amend the "Description" as appropriate (e.g. add suffix 'ZERO RATED')
Set the [ Stock | Accounting ] Tax Rate for new '-ZERO' stock item to be zero-rated;
If necessary, change the value of the "Sell Price" to be net (i.e. exclusive of VAT);
Reset "Safe Level" and "Min Level" to zero;
On the Options tab, untick "Stock Controlled";
Press Ctrl+S or click to save. the new stock item.
Press Alt+E or click to enter edit mode.
From the stock screen's Relationship tab, add the original stock item as a "move with" child.
Update any price lists with the new VAT zero-rated "move with" item.
Press Ctrl+S or click to save. the new stock item.

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