On Tax account is a G/L accountwhich is Recording and administration of tax amounts resulting from business activities. It is recognised as contra account for the booking of Value added tax (VAT), input tax and other types of tax. In SAP Business One the tax account enables a precise Tracking and reporting of tax transactions and supports compliance with legal requirements.
1. functions and significance of tax accounts
- Recording of tax amounts: Tax accounts are created in Sales and purchasing documents and for manual journal entries used to recognise tax amounts.
- Link with tax code: Tax accounts are linked to tax code linked to the Tax rate and the Tax type define.
- Automatic bookings: Tax amounts are calculated when the document is automatically posted to the corresponding tax accounts.
- contra account: Tax accounts serve as contra account for postings to other G/L accounts, such as Revenue or expense accounts.
- Tax reports: The amounts posted to tax accounts are recognised in Tax reports and are recognised for the Tax return relevant.
- Vote: Tax accounts help with Reconciliation of the reported tax amounts with the G/L account postings.
2. types of tax accounts
- VAT accounts: Capture the value added taxthat the company levies on sales.
- Input tax accounts: Capture the input taxwhich is paid when purchasing goods and services.
- Payment debit accounts: Serve to represent the Receivable or liability vis-à-vis the tax office.
- Tax expense accounts: If the Calculation of cost prices used.
3. management of tax accounts in SAP Business One
chart of accounts
- Tax accounts are created in the chart of accounts created and managed.
- The Account number, the account name and the Account type defined.
Account determination
- Tax accounts are allocated in the G/L account determination.
- Here the Standard accounts for various business transactions and adjusted as required.
tax definition
- Tax accounts are closely linked to the Tax definitions which are connected under Administration > Definition > Finance > Tax be determined.
G/L account determination
- G/L account determination can be carried out according to various criteria, e.g. by warehouse, article group or article.
4. significance for financial accounting
- Correct tax accounting: Tax accounts ensure that taxes are correctly recognised in financial accounting.
- Tax reporting: Tax accounts enable the Correct reporting of taxes in reports that are required for the tax return.
- Compliance with legal regulations: They help companies to tax regulations to be complied with.
- Vote: Tax accounts support the Reconciliation of tax postings with the actual tax payments.
- Transparency: They provide clarity about the Tax liabilities and tax receivables of a company.
- The Versino Financial Suite für SAP Business One unterstützt umfassend die Buchhaltung und Auswertung von Steuerkonten durch automatisierte Buchungsvorgänge, Berichte und DATEV-Integration.
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