diff --git a/hsarback/database/data.sql b/hsarback/database/data.sql
index 90ff719..7f4c048 100644
--- a/hsarback/database/data.sql
+++ b/hsarback/database/data.sql
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ INSERT INTO component (basepacket_id, basecomponent_id, min_quantity, max_quanti
 --
 -- Table: business_partner 
 --
-INSERT INTO business_partner (member_id, member_code, member_since, shares_signed, free, indicator_vat)
-	VALUES (10000, 'hsh00-hsh', current_date, 0, TRUE, 'NET');
+INSERT INTO business_partner (member_id, member_code, member_since, shares_signed, free, indicator_vat, exempt_vat)
+	VALUES (10000, 'hsh00-hsh', current_date, 0, TRUE, 'NET', FALSE);
 
 --
 -- table: contact 
diff --git a/hsarback/database/schema.sql b/hsarback/database/schema.sql
index 60ba901..33d435f 100644
--- a/hsarback/database/schema.sql
+++ b/hsarback/database/schema.sql
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ CREATE TABLE business_partner (
     uid_vat character varying(20),
     free boolean NOT NULL,
     indicator_vat character varying(20) NOT NULL,
+    exempt_vat boolean NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT ckc_member_id_business CHECK (((member_id >= 10000) AND (member_id <= 99999))),
     CONSTRAINT ckc_shares_signed_business CHECK ((shares_signed >= 0)),
     CONSTRAINT ckt_business_partner CHECK ( ( ((member_since IS NULL) AND (member_until IS NULL)) OR ((member_since IS NOT NULL) AND (member_until IS NULL)) OR ((member_since IS NOT NULL) AND (member_until IS NOT NULL) AND (member_since < member_until)) ) AND ((member_code)::text ~~ 'hsh00-%'::text)),
diff --git a/hsarback/src/de/hsadmin/mods/cust/Customer.java b/hsarback/src/de/hsadmin/mods/cust/Customer.java
index 5d9c987..41d2a5a 100644
--- a/hsarback/src/de/hsadmin/mods/cust/Customer.java
+++ b/hsarback/src/de/hsadmin/mods/cust/Customer.java
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public class Customer extends AbstractEntity implements Serializable {
 	@Column(name = "free", nullable = false)
 	private boolean free = false;
 
+	@Column(name = "exempt_vat", nullable = false)
+	private boolean exemptVAT = false;
+
 	@Column(name = "indicator_vat", nullable = false)
 	@Basic
     @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
@@ -304,4 +307,12 @@ public class Customer extends AbstractEntity implements Serializable {
 	public void setIndicatorVAT(IndicatorVAT indicatorVAT) {
 		this.indicatorVAT = indicatorVAT;
 	}
+
+	public boolean isExemptVAT() {
+		return exemptVAT;
+	}
+
+	public void setExemptVAT(boolean exemptVAT) {
+		this.exemptVAT = exemptVAT;
+	}
 }