Are the figures on the dashboard net of vat?

Hello Chris272, 

Welcome to the Community page, 

So it all depends on which figures you are wanting to know about in Quickbooks on the dashboard. 

Expenses & Sales windows

Thanks for getting back to us, @chris272.

I have some information about the figures in the dashboard. They are exclusive of VAT, they does not include any VAT amounts. You can click on the graph to see the transaction detail report.

For VAT figures, pull up VAT Liability Report or VAT Detail Report. Here's how:

1. Go to Reports.
2. Scroll down towards the Manage VAT section.
3. Choose either VAT Liability Report or VAT Detail Report.

Check out this link here to learn more about taxes. Look for responses that suit your concern.

Keep me posted if you still have questions of concerns with QuickBooks. I'll be around for you. Take care and have a good one.