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    Recover every euro of VAT on expense reports — automatically

    French companies leave millions of euros of deductible VAT unclaimed every year. TEVASOFT puts an end to it with smart OCR.

    By Damien Morvan April 25, 2026 8 min read
    68%
    of expense reports do not mention the applicable VAT rates
    4 rates
    of VAT coexist in France, often misunderstood by employees
    100%
    of rates detected and returned by TEVASOFT OCR, with no manual entry

    The problem: VAT invisible to your employees

    When a sales rep pays for a client lunch or a train ticket, they think about getting reimbursed — not about splitting 10% VAT on catering or 2.1% on press. It's human. But this lack of attention costs the company.

    French tax law allows VAT deduction on almost all business expenses. But that VAT must first be identified, rate by rate, in the expense management system.

    Without TEVASOFT
    ✕
    The employee enters a single amount without splitting VAT
    ✕
    The applicable rate (10%, 5.5%…) is not filled in
    ✕
    Accounting reclassifies by hand — or gives up the deduction
    ✕
    Deduction rights are lost for good
    With TEVASOFT OCR
    ✓
    The receipt is read automatically on import
    ✓
    All VAT rates are detected and split line by line
    ✓
    Data is fed into the expense management system
    ✓
    Deductible VAT is maximised, with no human effort

    The four VAT rates the OCR masters

    France applies four distinct rates depending on expense type. TEVASOFT OCR recognises them all, even on poorly printed or partially unreadable receipts.

    20 %
    Standard rate
    Hotels, supplies, general services
    10 %
    Reduced rate
    Catering, passenger transport
    5,5 %
    Lower rate
    Food, books, energy subscriptions
    2,1 %
    Super-reduced rate
    Reimbursable medicine, press

    How TEVASOFT OCR works

    TEVASOFT's OCR engine doesn't just digitise a document. It understands its tax structure and returns usable data, fed directly into your expense management tool.

    Extraction example — restaurant receiptAnalysed in 1.2 s
    Source document
    FournisseurBrasserie du Palais
    SIRET412 345 678 00021
    Date18/04/2025
    Montant TTC87,60 €
    Mention TVATVA 10 % : 7,96 €
    Extracted data · OCR
    Base HT 10 %79,64 €
    TVA 10 %7,96 €
    Base HT 20 %—
    TVA 20 %—
    Total TTC87,60 € ✓

    What it actually changes for your expense reports

    Typical manual entry
    Restaurant87,60 €
    TVANot filled in
    TVA déductible0,00 €
    TGV124,00 €
    TVANot filled in
    TVA récupérée0,00 €
    With TEVASOFT OCR
    Restaurant87,60 €
    TVA10 %
    TVA déductible7,96 €
    TGV124,00 €
    TVA10 %
    TVA récupérée19,23 €

    Over 100 such expense reports, the company recovers roughly €1,923 of VAT that would otherwise be lost — with no extra action from employees or accounting.

    Calculate your potential VAT gain

    Adjust the sliders to estimate what TEVASOFT can recover automatically each year.

    50
    800 €
    20 %
    Mixed
    Mostly officeMixedFrequent traveller
    Total annual spend
    480,000 €
    Theoretical recoverable VAT
    59,013 €
    Additional gain with TEVASOFT
    47,210 €
    VAT gain breakdown by category
    Additional gainAlready recovered
    CategorySpend/yrVAT rateTheoretical VATTEVASOFT gain
    Catering10 %134,400 €10 %12,218 €+9,775 €
    Transport (rail/air)10 %105,600 €10 %9,600 €+7,680 €
    Lodging20 %96,000 €20 %16,000 €+12,800 €
    Fuel20 %57,600 €20 %9,600 €+7,680 €
    Tolls / parking20 %38,400 €20 %6,400 €+5,120 €
    Supplies20 %28,800 €20 %4,800 €+3,840 €
    Press / misc2.1 %19,200 €2.1 %395 €+316 €
    Annual recoverable gain through TEVASOFT OCR automation — no extra effort from your employees.
    47,210 €
    recovered / year

    Frequently asked questions

    Can VAT be deducted on every expense report?+

    French tax law allows VAT deduction on almost all business expenses, provided that VAT is identified rate by rate in the expense management system.

    How much extra VAT can a smart OCR recover?+

    For a company with 50 travelling employees, €800 average monthly spend and a 20% VAT entry rate, the additional gain typically amounts to tens of thousands of euros per year.

    Does TEVASOFT replace SAP Concur or N2F?+

    No. TEVASOFT is an audit layer complementing SAP Concur and N2F: these platforms manage the expense flow, TEVASOFT audits the content and maximises deductible VAT.