The figures generated in GST sessions should agree with the balance in the GST liability accounts for the same period.
Where to look if not? The problem is most likely to be caused by something out of the ordinary, as the regular transactions will be reporting correctly:
▪were the correct opening balances brought across into Jim2?
▪have the BAS payments or refunds been applied to the relevant liability accounts correctly?
▪have any general journals or expense orders been posted directly against the GST accounts using tax code X?
▪was the BAS paid in full? (If not, refer to below.)
To check for general journal sales, purchase or expense order entries directly against the GST liability accounts, run an account inquiry against each of the GST liability accounts for the relevant period, and investigate as follows:
▪group the transactions by the Type column header to identify anything out of the ordinary, eg. a general journal purchases or general journal sales.
If there are any general journal purchase or general journal sale entries, review each entry, as they may need to be reversed and recorded differently.
▪remove the grouping.
▪group the transactions by the Tax column header to identify anything out of the ordinary, eg. the use of tax code X on an expense order or tax code C in the GST Collected on Sales account (C should only be used for capital acquisitions, which are purchases).
▪make any corrections as necessary, then re-run the GST session. |