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# I'm a UK chef with 0% commission — should I mark myself as tax exempt?

**Not because of your commission rate, no.**
## Why UK chefs see 0% commission
UK chefs pay **0% commission** — this means ChefMaison isn't retaining any commission from UK bookings at all, so we have no income (and therefore no tax liability) on those bookings. That's the entire reason it's 0%.
## Why this doesn't answer the tax-exempt question
Your commission being 0% only reflects that ChefMaison isn't earning (and isn't taxed) on your bookings — it has no bearing on the VAT you should be charging your own clients on your own items. Commission and your personal tax status are two separate things (see **Commission vs. VAT/Tax — they're not the same thing**).
## What actually determines it
Whether you should be marked tax exempt depends entirely on **your own business's tax framework** — for example, whether you're VAT-registered, below your local registration threshold, or covered by a specific exemption (see **What does "tax exempt" mean, and when does it apply?**). That's a question for your accountant, based on your actual legal status — never something to infer from the commission percentage you see on ChefMaison.
We do support setting 0% VAT on your items where it's genuinely applicable to your business — but whether that applies to you depends entirely on how your business is set up and registered, not on what ChefMaison charges you.

> 💡 If you're unsure, check with your accountant first — we can explain how the platform and commission work, but we can't advise on your personal tax situation.