To charge customers for the sales tax amount only for erroneous invoices on a closed period and have it reflected on Sales Tax reports, perform the following: The alternate solution will apply when reopening a period is not an option. 
1. Create Other Charge Item. 
--Navigate to Lists > Accounting > Items > New 
--Click Other Charge for Sale 
--Set the following: 
------Item Name/Number = Give a name (e.g. Additional Tax) 
------Sales Description = Give a description. 
------Income Account  = Select any income account that offsets step 2 
------Tax Schedule = Mark the taxable box or select a sales tax schedule (if advanced taxes is turned on) other than Non-Taxable. 
------Enter all the other fields required 
--Click Save 
2. Create Discount Item. 
--Navigate to Lists > Accounting > Items > New 
--Click Discount 
--Set the following: 
------Item Name/Number = Give a name (e.g. Discount for sales tax amount) 
------Sales Description = Give a description 
------Income Account  = Select same income account assigned in step 1 
------Tax Schedule = Select Non-Taxable 
------Enter all the other fields required 
--Click Save 
3.Enter a new invoice. 
--Navigate to Transactions > Sales > Create Invoices 
--Populate the Customer field and the other fields as necessary. 
--Under Item tab select the item from step 1 
--Price Level = Select Custom and enter the full amount of the invoice 
--Tax Code = Select the correct tax code that should have been charged 
--Add the item 
------This line adds the sales tax amount on Sales Tax report. 
--Add Item from Step 2 
--Price Level = Select Custom and enter the full negative amount of the invoice 
--Add the item 
------This line item offsets the sales/revenue amount. 
------There is a need to repeat the steps above if there are more than one item on the original invoice.
--Make the memo to be descriptive.
 
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