# Value-added tax (VAT) | Guests

> About valueadded tax VAT      Turo is required to collect a valueadded tax VAT on Turos fee from guests who book a trip with hosts in the United Kingdom 

Source: https://help.turo.com/en_us/value-added-tax-(vat)-or-guests-SkGBN4eV9

Last updated: 2025-07-23T02:43:07.162Z

## About value-added tax (VAT)

*   Turo is required to collect a value-added tax (VAT) on Turo’s fee from guests who book a trip with hosts in the United Kingdom
*   Tax is collected at the UK standard rate whether you’re traveling in or outside the UK  

## VAT calculation and display

*   VAT is calculated at a standard rate of 20% for any electronic services Turo provides, including trip fee, protection plan, young driver fee, and certain [administrative and processing fees](https://help.turo.com/en_us/BJctNNeVc)
*   VAT is displayed as separate line item on checkout screen 

## VAT refunds

*   We’ll refund all or a percentage of the tax depending on when you cancel as per our [Cancellation policy](https://turo.com/policies/cancellation)
*   We’ll refund the tax applied to the Trip fee if you cancel within one hour of the trip being accepted
*   We’ll refund the tax applied to the protection plan and Young driver fee (if any) if you cancel before the trip start time