If your front desk collects deposits for events or large group bookings that never turn into a reservation, you've probably worked around VAT for that deposit manually, or outside Mews entirely. We're testing a new deposit flow that lets you record a VAT-compliant deposit against any payment, no reservation required.
This beta is for:
- Properties in countries where tax must be declared at the point of receiving a deposit – for example Germany, UK or Austria
- Properties that regularly take deposits for events, large groups or other scenarios where no reservation exists or will ever be created in Mews
- Teams comfortable trialling a new billing flow ahead of general release
What it does
Allows tax to be declared on deposits without a reservation – add a deposit directly against any payment from the billing screen, by confirming a consumption date, description and tax rate. The new flow automates the manual steps within the existing deposit feature into a couple of clicks.
Automated cancellation flow – if a deposit has been added incorrectly it can be cancelled and the process or rebating the deposit is handled automatically.
Full audit trail – the deposit ledger shows the consumption date, description and net value, with tax correctly allocated to the tax ledger
More detailed information is available in the Beta Documentation and this loom.
One important point to note is that this is the first stage of development and we will be continuing to add more features, allowing you to link the deposit to availability blocks and reservations and automating the process of adding the deposits so your front desk don’t have to remember to process it.
What we're asking
- Does this fit into how your team handles deposits for events and group bookings?
- Does it save time compared to your current manual workaround?
How to join
Comment on this thread to express your interest, and let us know your property name and country. We'll review requests and follow up with selected properties to confirm next steps and enable access.
Laura
