diff --git a/frontend/src/views/invoices/InvoiceForm.tsx b/frontend/src/views/invoices/InvoiceForm.tsx
index baf336ea..5d0f170c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/invoices/InvoiceForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/invoices/InvoiceForm.tsx
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export default class InvoiceForm extends React.Component<Props> {
                               component={VatSelect}
                               name={'fixed_price_vat'}
                               label={intl.formatMessage({id: 'view.offer.form.vat_rate'})}
-                              placeholder={'7.7%'}
+                              placeholder={'8.1%'}
                               disabled={!invoice.fixed_price}
                             />
                           </Grid>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/offers/OfferForm.tsx b/frontend/src/views/offers/OfferForm.tsx
index 4317b664..a816607b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/offers/OfferForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/offers/OfferForm.tsx
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class OfferForm extends React.Component<Props> {
                                 component={VatSelect}
                                 name={'fixed_price_vat'}
                                 label={intl.formatMessage({id: 'view.offer.form.vat_rate'})}
-                                placeholder={'7.7%'}
+                                placeholder={'8.1%'}
                                 disabled={!offer.fixed_price || locked}
                               />
                             </Grid>