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    Input & Output VAT

    Hi, I'm battling to grasp the processing of these as well as their position in the accounting equation.

    Input VAT is paid to Suppliers.
    It's an Asset and is processed as a Debit on the General Journal.

    Output VAT is received from Customers.
    It's a Liability and is processed as a Credit on the General Journal.

    Is that correct?

    Grateful for any help in clarifying this conundrum for me!

    Kerry

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    That sounds right, but doesn't Pastel sort that out for you pretty much automatically as you process invoices and bills?

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    Oh... that's right? Cool. Then I have it!

    No, Pastel does not. In a General Journal you still have to select whether you Debit or Credit.

    Thank you.

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    Kerry,

    When you set up your company in Pastel you set up your tax processing. Pastel should adopt this tax processing when you are completing transactions on Pastel.

    So long as your defaults are correctly set up, you shouldn't have an issue.

    What is it that you're trying to put through the General Journal? Supplier/Customer transactions can all be done through the relative docs.

    As for your Input/Output VAT "conundrum", that's just about right. Things coming IN (purchases etc) to the business attract INput VAT. Things going OUT of the business (Sales etc) attract OUTput VAT.

    Your VAT Payable to SARS is Output VAT less Input VAT. (With a negative balance being VAT refundable.) So yes, Input VAT = Asset, Output VAT = Liability, if that's how you prefer to see it.

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    Thanks, Mark

    I do have Pastel set up, so it all works fine. I'm just trying to grasp the academics behind it! The Supplier-Input and Customer-Output classification is easy to find but the labels for Asset and Liability not so easy.

    Input being an Asset when I owe it and Output being a Liability when my head sees it more as an Asset (because I can offset it against the Input VAT) is not sitting well with me!

    I am, however, old enough to accept there are some things I just have to accept!

    Thanks for you help.
    Kerry

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    Easiest way to remember it is like this.

    If you receive(IN) an invoice (INbox,IN tray etc.) then it is INPUT VAT.
    If you send(OUT) an Invoice (OUTbox, OUT tray etc.) then it is OUTPUT VAT.

    So if you buy an asset you will get (IN) an invoice so it will be INPUT.
    (remember in Pastel to use Tax Type 05 as this is a capital expense)

    Hope this helps.

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    Thanks Greg, I can wrap my head around the In (through the door) and Out (through the door) concept; just trying to see why what I owe is an Asset and what I can claim is a Liability! (Some of us just don't think like you accountant types :-)

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    ... and Greg, thanks for that 05 Tax help, I completely missed that one. Big thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaisyGirl View Post
    Thanks Greg, I can wrap my head around the In (through the door) and Out (through the door) concept; just trying to see why what I owe is an Asset and what I can claim is a Liability! (Some of us just don't think like you accountant types :-)
    If you owe SARS it is a libility, if SARS owes you it is in asset.
    Lets say you buy something for R50 + R7 VAT = R57
    Now you sell it for R114 (R100 + R14 VAT)

    Input R7
    Output R14
    Nett Effect is R7 Output (OUTput means you must pay OUT to SARS)
    [If the net is Input SARS must pay IN to your bank account !]

    Might get a bit technical here (Sorry)
    Accounting Entries
    DR Purchases R50
    DR Vat R 7
    CR Supplier R57

    CR Sales R100
    CR VAT R 14
    DR Customer R114

    Net effect of Vat is R 7 DR + R 14 CR = R 7 CR Therefore a liability

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    I'd put it slightly differently - and I think this is a closer starting point:
    Quote Originally Posted by DaisyGirl View Post
    Input being an Asset when I owe it and Output being a Liability when my head sees it more as an Asset (because I can offset it against the Input VAT) is not sitting well with me!
    The point of view for your input and output VAT accounts is your liability to SARS i.r.o. VAT - not the client or supplier.

    For example, with a supplier you've incurred a liability of R50.00 for goods or services purchased and R7.00 for the VAT. You need to claim that VAT back from SARS, hence it's an asset.

    The exact reverse applies when you're talking about invoices to clients. The VAT you collect from the client is owed to SARS, hence it's a liability.
    Last edited by Dave A; 14-Sep-10 at 10:29 PM.

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