| | Correct a customer invoice posted with an incorrect sales tax jurisdiction |
| Resolution | Print the Sales Tax Report - Go to AR, Reports, Sales Tax Report.
- Print the report for the date range of the invoice you’re selecting to correct. You'll need this report to make sure you reverse the tax correctly.
- To ensure your Sales Tax Reporting is correct, follow these instructions.
Correct the sales tax on the invoice ▼ Invoices posted in Accounts Receivable ▼ If you can't void the invoice - Follow these steps NOTE: Follow these steps if the invoice has a balance but you’re unable to void it because it has activity against it. 1. Review the original sales accounts and sales tax distribution - Go to GL, Reports, Journal Report.
- Select the Reporting Period of a Specific Date Range.
- Enter the date of the invoice.
- Print the page with the journal entry for the invoice.
2. If the invoice has a partial payment applied - Void the payment using AR, Transactions, Void Receipts.
- The invoice is now open to the original balance.
3. Void the invoice using a credit memo - Select AR, Transactions, Credit Memo.
- Select your customer and select the invoice.
- Enter the full amount of the invoice in the amount field to make the new balance of 0.00.
- Click the Distribution button.
- Zero out the amount in the Sales Adjustment field.
- Use the printed Journal Report to distribute to the sales accounts. Then enter the sales tax with the correct jurisdiction.
- and tax jurisdictions as on the original invoice.
- This will close the invoice with a 0.00 balance.
▼ Enter the new invoice with the correct sales tax jurisdiction - Follow these steps after you void the Accounts Receivable invoice - Select AR, Transactions, Invoice.
- Enter a new invoice with the sales tax to the correct jurisdiction.
- Post the original partial payment to the new invoice.
NOTE: If you want to keep the original invoice, post a debit memo to the invoice - Select, AR, Transactions, Debit Memo.
- Select the customer and invoice #.
- Enter the same date used on the credit memo.
- Select the 'Distribution' button.
- Zero out the amount in the Sales Adjustment field.
- Use the printed Journal Report to distribute to the sales accounts as on the original invoice. Then enter the sales tax with the correct jurisdiction.
- Post the original partial payment to the invoice.
▼ Invoices posted in Order Entry ▼ If you can void the invoice - Follow these steps NOTE: Follow these steps if the invoice has a balance and has had no activity posted against it. 1. Void the OE invoice - Go to OE, Invoices, Void Invoices.
- Enter a void date in the current open month, then VOID.
- If you converted the invoice from a sales order, select Yes when prompted to restore the sales order.
CAUTION: Use a current void date to ensure the adjustment appears in the correct reporting period. Backdating will post the adjustment to a prior period, making your current Sales Tax report incorrect. 2. Correct the sales order, if restored - Go to OE, Orders, Maintain Sales Orders.
- Select the customer and sales order.
- Correct the sales tax jurisdiction.
- Convert the sales order to an invoice.
- Use the same posting date as the void invoice so your reporting is consistent.
3. Reenter the invoice with the correct jurisdiction - Go to OE, Invoices, Direct Invoicing.
- Reenter the invoice selecting the correct sales tax jurisdiction.
- Use the same posting date as the void invoice so your reporting is consistent.
4. Verify the Sales Tax Reporting - Go to AR, Reports, Sales Tax Report for the current reporting period.
- Verify the report is now showing the invoices in the correct jurisdictions.
NOTE: The original invoice shows the adjustment in the incorrect sales tax jurisdiction. The new invoice will show in the correct jurisdiction. ▼ If you can't void the invoice - Follow these steps NOTE: Follow these steps if the invoice has a balance but you’re unable to void it because it has activity against it. 1. Review the original sales accounts and sales tax distribution - Go to GL, Reports, Journal Report.
- Select the Reporting Period of a Specific Date Range.
- Enter the date of the invoice.
- Print the page with the journal entry for the invoice.
2. If the invoice has a payment applied - Go to OE, Invoices, Returns, Invoices.
- Select the customer and invoice.
- Select to do a full return of the invoice.
- Use a date in the current open month.
- Apply any excess credit to open credits.
3. Enter the new invoice with the correct sales tax jurisdiction - Select OE, Invoice, Direct Invoicing.
- Enter a new invoice using a date in the current open month.
- Select the summary button to select the correct sales tax jurisdiction.
- Apply the open credit to the invoice to represent the payment.
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