diff --git a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
index f8c739e..86493d7 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
   const [type, setType] = useState<'contract' | 'invoice' | 'other'>('contract');
   const [contractType, setContractType] = useState<'contract' | 'gdpr' | 'abo'>('contract');
   const [userType, setUserType] = useState<'personal' | 'company' | 'both'>('personal');
+  const [taxMode, setTaxMode] = useState<'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both'>('both');
   const [description, setDescription] = useState<string>('');
 
   const [editingMeta, setEditingMeta] = useState<{ id: string; version: number; state: string } | null>(null);
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
     setName('');
     setHtmlCode('');
     setDescription('');
+    setTaxMode('both');
     setIsPreview(false);
     setEditingMeta(null);
   };
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
         setType(((tpl.type as any) || 'contract') as 'contract' | 'invoice' | 'other');
         setContractType(((tpl.contract_type as any) || 'contract') as 'contract' | 'gdpr' | 'abo');
         setUserType(((tpl.user_type as any) || 'both') as 'personal' | 'company' | 'both');
+        setTaxMode(((tpl.tax_mode as any) || 'both') as 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both');
         setEditingMeta({
           id: editingTemplateId,
           version: Number(tpl.version || 1),
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
         contract_type: type === 'contract' ? contractType : null,
         lang,
         user_type: userType,
+        tax_mode: type === 'invoice' ? taxMode : null,
         descriptionLength: description ? description.length : 0,
         htmlLength: html.length,
       });
@@ -193,6 +197,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
           name,
           type,
           contract_type: type === 'contract' ? contractType : undefined,
+          tax_mode: type === 'invoice' ? taxMode : undefined,
           lang,
           description: description || undefined,
           user_type: userType,
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
         name,
         type,
         contract_type: type === 'contract' ? contractType : undefined,
+        tax_mode: type === 'invoice' ? taxMode : undefined,
         lang,
         description: description || undefined,
         user_type: userType,
@@ -237,7 +243,10 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
         : type === 'invoice'
           ? 'Invoice'
           : 'Other';
-      setPublishConfirmMessage(`This will deactivate other active ${kind} templates that apply to the same user type and language.`)
+      const scope = type === 'invoice'
+        ? 'same user type, tax mode and language'
+        : 'same user type and language';
+      setPublishConfirmMessage(`This will deactivate other active ${kind} templates that apply to the ${scope}.`)
       setPublishConfirmOpen(true)
       return
     }
@@ -323,6 +332,18 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
               <option value="abo">ABO</option>
             </select>
           )}
+          {type === 'invoice' && (
+            <select
+              value={taxMode}
+              onChange={(e) => setTaxMode(e.target.value as 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both')}
+              required
+              className="w-full sm:w-56 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-indigo-500/50 shadow"
+            >
+              <option value="both">Invoice mode: Both / Fallback</option>
+              <option value="standard">Invoice mode: Standard VAT</option>
+              <option value="reverse_charge">Invoice mode: Reverse Charge</option>
+            </select>
+          )}
           <select
             value={userType}
             onChange={(e) => setUserType(e.target.value as 'personal' | 'company' | 'both')}
@@ -358,6 +379,7 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
             <div className="rounded-lg border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-3 text-xs text-amber-900">
               <p className="font-semibold">{t('autofix.k221fa311')}</p>
               <p className="mt-1">{t('autofix.kb791958e')}</p>
+              <p className="mt-1">Use the invoice mode dropdown to separate standard VAT and reverse-charge company templates. Keep "Both / Fallback" only for a shared default layout.</p>
               <p className="mt-1">Important: include <span className="font-semibold">itemsHtml</span>{t('autofix.k7a3a6ea3')}</p>
             </div>
           )}
diff --git a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx
index 3237e40..4b11f77 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type ContractTemplate = {
   type?: string;
   contract_type?: string | null;
   user_type?: string | null;
+  tax_mode?: string | null;
   lang?: string | null;
   version: number;
   status: 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived' | string;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type ContractTemplate = {
 type TemplateFamilyKey = 'contract' | 'invoice' | 'other';
 type ContractTypeKey = 'contract' | 'gdpr' | 'abo';
 type AudienceKey = 'personal' | 'company' | 'both';
+type InvoiceTaxModeKey = 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both';
 
 type TemplateLanguageColumn = {
   key: string;
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ type NormalizedTemplate = DocumentTemplate & {
   updated_at?: string;
   contractType?: string | null;
   userType?: string | null;
+  taxMode?: string | null;
 };
 
 const FAMILY_ORDER: TemplateFamilyKey[] = ['contract', 'invoice', 'other'];
@@ -175,6 +178,11 @@ function normalizeUserType(userType?: string | null): AudienceKey {
   return ['personal', 'company', 'both'].includes(value) ? (value as AudienceKey) : 'both';
 }
 
+function normalizeInvoiceTaxMode(taxMode?: string | null): InvoiceTaxModeKey {
+  const value = (taxMode || 'both').toLowerCase();
+  return ['standard', 'reverse_charge', 'both'].includes(value) ? (value as InvoiceTaxModeKey) : 'both';
+}
+
 function normalizeLanguage(lang?: string | null) {
   const value = (lang || '').toLowerCase();
   return value === 'de' || value === 'en' ? value : 'other';
@@ -217,6 +225,17 @@ function formatLanguageCode(lang?: string | null) {
   }
 }
 
+function formatInvoiceTaxMode(taxMode?: string | null) {
+  switch (normalizeInvoiceTaxMode(taxMode)) {
+    case 'standard':
+      return 'Standard VAT';
+    case 'reverse_charge':
+      return 'Reverse Charge';
+    default:
+      return 'Fallback / Both';
+  }
+}
+
 function formatContractType(contractType?: string | null) {
   switch (normalizeContractType(contractType)) {
     case 'abo':
@@ -272,6 +291,7 @@ function buildTrackKey(template: ContractTemplate) {
     family,
     normalizeContractType(template.contract_type),
     normalizeUserType(template.user_type),
+    family === 'invoice' ? normalizeInvoiceTaxMode(template.tax_mode) : 'default',
     normalizeName(template.name),
   ].join(':');
 }
@@ -310,7 +330,7 @@ function buildTrack(templates: ContractTemplate[]): TemplateTrack {
 
   if (family === 'invoice') {
     title = names.length === 1 ? names[0] : 'Invoice Templates';
-    subtitle = `${formatUserType(lead?.user_type)} • ${sortedTemplates.length} version${sortedTemplates.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
+    subtitle = `${formatUserType(lead?.user_type)} • ${formatInvoiceTaxMode(lead?.tax_mode)} • ${sortedTemplates.length} version${sortedTemplates.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
   }
 
   return {
@@ -520,11 +540,13 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
         item.type || '',
         item.contract_type || '',
         item.user_type || '',
+        item.tax_mode || '',
         item.lang || '',
         item.status,
         `v${item.version}`,
         formatContractType(item.contract_type),
         formatUserType(item.user_type),
+        formatInvoiceTaxMode(item.tax_mode),
         formatLanguage(item.lang),
       ]
         .join(' ')
@@ -614,6 +636,7 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
             type: normalized.type,
             contract_type: normalized.contract_type ?? normalized.contractType ?? null,
             user_type: normalized.user_type ?? normalized.userType ?? null,
+            tax_mode: normalized.tax_mode ?? normalized.taxMode ?? null,
             lang: normalized.lang ?? null,
             version: Number(normalized.version ?? 1),
             status: normalized.state === 'active' ? 'published' : 'draft',
@@ -627,7 +650,7 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
       setItems((prev) => prev.length ? prev : [
         { id: 'ex1', name: 'Standard Subscription Agreement', type: 'contract', contract_type: 'abo', user_type: 'personal', lang: 'de', version: 2, status: 'published', updatedAt: new Date().toISOString() },
         { id: 'ex2', name: 'Standard Subscription Agreement', type: 'contract', contract_type: 'abo', user_type: 'personal', lang: 'de', version: 1, status: 'draft', updatedAt: new Date().toISOString() },
-        { id: 'ex3', name: 'Invoice Standard', type: 'invoice', user_type: 'both', lang: 'en', version: 3, status: 'published', updatedAt: new Date().toISOString() },
+        { id: 'ex3', name: 'Invoice Standard', type: 'invoice', user_type: 'both', tax_mode: 'both', lang: 'en', version: 3, status: 'published', updatedAt: new Date().toISOString() },
       ]);
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
@@ -665,11 +688,14 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
           : tpl.type === 'invoice'
             ? 'Invoice'
             : 'Other';
+        const scope = tpl.type === 'invoice'
+          ? 'same user type, tax mode and language'
+          : 'same user type and language';
         setPendingToggle({
           id,
           target,
           requiresConfirm: true,
-          message: `This will deactivate other active ${kind} templates that apply to the same user type and language.`,
+          message: `This will deactivate other active ${kind} templates that apply to the ${scope}.`,
         });
         return;
       }
@@ -734,6 +760,9 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
               {track.family === 'invoice' && track.templates[0]?.user_type && (
                 <Pill className="border-sky-200 bg-white/90 text-sky-800">{formatUserType(track.templates[0].user_type)}</Pill>
               )}
+              {track.family === 'invoice' && (
+                <Pill className="border-sky-200 bg-sky-100 text-sky-900">{formatInvoiceTaxMode(track.templates[0]?.tax_mode)}</Pill>
+              )}
               {track.family === 'other' && track.templates[0]?.user_type && (
                 <Pill className="border-slate-200 bg-slate-100 text-slate-700">{formatUserType(track.templates[0].user_type)}</Pill>
               )}
@@ -962,7 +991,7 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
 
               {activeFamily.key === 'invoice' && (
                 <div className="mt-4 rounded-2xl border border-sky-200 bg-sky-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-sky-900">
-                  Invoice templates can target Personal, Company, or Both. Keep one active version per language and user type so the invoice flow stays predictable.
+                  Invoice templates can target Personal, Company, or Both. Keep one active version per language, user type and invoice mode so the invoice flow stays predictable.
                 </div>
               )}
 
diff --git a/src/app/admin/contract-management/hooks/useContractManagement.ts b/src/app/admin/contract-management/hooks/useContractManagement.ts
index 687a919..e210214 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/contract-management/hooks/useContractManagement.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/contract-management/hooks/useContractManagement.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type DocumentTemplate = {
   contract_type?: 'contract' | 'gdpr' | 'abo' | null | string;
   lang?: 'en' | 'de' | string;
   user_type?: 'personal' | 'company' | 'both' | string;
+  tax_mode?: 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both' | null | string;
   state?: 'active' | 'inactive' | string;
   version?: number;
   previewUrl?: string | null;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
     lang: 'en' | 'de' | string;
     description?: string;
     user_type?: 'personal' | 'company' | 'both';
+    tax_mode?: 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both';
   }): Promise<DocumentTemplate> => {
     const fd = new FormData();
     const file = payload.file instanceof File ? payload.file : new File([payload.file], `${payload.name || 'template'}.html`, { type: 'text/html' });
@@ -235,6 +237,9 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
     if (payload.type === 'contract' && payload.contract_type) {
       fd.append('contract_type', payload.contract_type);
     }
+    if (payload.type === 'invoice' && payload.tax_mode) {
+      fd.append('tax_mode', payload.tax_mode);
+    }
     fd.append('lang', payload.lang);
     if (payload.description) fd.append('description', payload.description);
     fd.append('user_type', (payload.user_type ?? 'both'));
@@ -247,6 +252,7 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
         willSendContractType: payload.type === 'contract' && Boolean(payload.contract_type),
         lang: payload.lang,
         user_type: payload.user_type ?? 'both',
+        tax_mode: payload.type === 'invoice' ? (payload.tax_mode ?? 'both') : null,
         descriptionLength: payload.description ? payload.description.length : 0,
         file: typeof File !== 'undefined' && file instanceof File ? { name: file.name, type: file.type, size: file.size } : null,
       });
@@ -263,6 +269,7 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
     lang?: 'en' | 'de' | string;
     description?: string;
     user_type?: 'personal' | 'company' | 'both';
+    tax_mode?: 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both';
   }): Promise<DocumentTemplate> => {
     const fd = new FormData();
     if (payload.file) {
@@ -274,6 +281,9 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
     if ((payload.type === 'contract' || payload.contract_type) && payload.contract_type) {
       fd.append('contract_type', payload.contract_type);
     }
+    if ((payload.type === 'invoice' || payload.tax_mode) && payload.tax_mode) {
+      fd.append('tax_mode', payload.tax_mode);
+    }
     if (payload.lang) fd.append('lang', payload.lang);
     if (payload.description !== undefined) fd.append('description', payload.description);
     if (payload.user_type) fd.append('user_type', payload.user_type);
@@ -290,6 +300,7 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
     lang?: 'en' | 'de' | string;
     description?: string;
     user_type?: 'personal' | 'company' | 'both';
+    tax_mode?: 'standard' | 'reverse_charge' | 'both';
     state?: 'active' | 'inactive';
   }): Promise<DocumentTemplate> => {
     const fd = new FormData();
@@ -300,6 +311,7 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
     if (payload.name !== undefined) fd.append('name', payload.name);
     if (payload.type !== undefined) fd.append('type', payload.type);
     if (payload.contract_type !== undefined) fd.append('contract_type', payload.contract_type);
+    if (payload.tax_mode !== undefined) fd.append('tax_mode', payload.tax_mode);
     if (payload.lang !== undefined) fd.append('lang', payload.lang);
     if (payload.description !== undefined) fd.append('description', payload.description);
     if (payload.user_type !== undefined) fd.append('user_type', payload.user_type);
@@ -313,6 +325,7 @@ export default function useContractManagement() {
         contract_type: payload.contract_type,
         lang: payload.lang,
         user_type: payload.user_type,
+        tax_mode: payload.tax_mode,
         state: payload.state,
         descriptionLength: payload.description ? payload.description.length : 0,
         file: typeof File !== 'undefined' && file instanceof File ? { name: file.name, type: file.type, size: file.size } : null,