diff --git a/stoptime.rb b/stoptime.rb
index d3ee304..bc4f34c 100644
--- a/stoptime.rb
+++ b/stoptime.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ unless defined? PUBLIC_DIR
 
   # FIXME: this should be configurable.
   HourlyRate = 20.0
-  VATRate = 0.0
+  VATRate = 19
 end
 
 module StopTime
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ module StopTime::Views
         end
         subtotal += line[2]
       end
-      if VATRate.zero?
+      if @company.vatno.blank?
         vat = 0
       else
         tr do
@@ -1133,9 +1133,9 @@ module StopTime::Views
           td ""
           td.right { "€ %.2f" % subtotal }
         end
-        vat = subtotal * VATRate/100
+        vat = subtotal * VATRate/100.0
         tr do
-          td { i "VAT #{VATRate}%" }
+          td { i "VAT %d%%" % VATRate }
           td ""
           td ""
           td.right { "€ %.2f" % vat }
diff --git a/templates/invoice.tex.erb b/templates/invoice.tex.erb
index 15279a3..7cab371 100644
--- a/templates/invoice.tex.erb
+++ b/templates/invoice.tex.erb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 \newcommand{\ihsubtotal}[1]{\cmidrule[.0em]{4-4}%
   \textit{Subtotaal}&&&\currency~#1\\}
 \newcommand{\ihnosubtotal}[1]{\cmidrule[.0em]{4-4}&&&\\}
-\newcommand{\ihvat}[1]{\textit{Btw-heffing <%= VATRate %>\%}&&&\currency~#1\\}
+\newcommand{\ihvat}[1]{\textit{Btw-heffing <%= "%d\\%%" % VATRate %>}&&&\currency~#1\\}
 \newcommand{\ihtotal}[1]{\cmidrule[.05em]{4-4}%
   \textbf{\Totaltext}&&&\textbf{\currency~#1}}
 
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@
      end 
      subtotal += line[2]
    end
-   if VATRate.zero?
+   if @company.vatno.blank?
      vat = 0 %>
   \ihnosubtotal{} <%
    else
-     vat = subtotal * VATRate/100 %>
+     vat = subtotal * VATRate/100.0 %>
   \ihsubtotal{<%= number_with_precision(subtotal) %>}
   \ihvat{<%= number_with_precision(vat) %>}<%
    end %>