Each sales tax code is characterized by the following criteria:

• Tax type

• Basis for adding tax

• Tax rate or amount

• Period of validity

• Account posting rules

You can set the posting rules by specifying a ledger posting group for the sales tax code. Within the Posting groups directory, the ledger accounts are set up to create tax accounting transactions for a specified tax code.

The sales tax codes are grouped into sales tax groups (TG) and item sales tax groups (ITG). When you execute a purchase or sales voucher, you must specify the appropriate TG or ITG. The taxes (sales tax codes) that are included in both TG and ITG are calculated. When you post the voucher, the relevant accounting transactions are created.

1. Click General ledger> Setup> Sales tax> Sales tax codesto open the Sales tax codesform.

2. On the Overviewtab, press CTRL+N to create a new line, and then enter the required details.

   Note
   For more information, see "Sales tax codes (form)" and "Create various kinds of sales tax codes" in the Applications and Business Processes Help.

3. Click the Generaltab.

4. In the Type of taxfield, select the tax type for calculation from the following options:

   • Other

   • Standard VAT

   • Excise

   • Reduced VAT

   • VAT 0%

   • Assessed tax

   • Transport tax

   • Land tax

     Note
     When processing VAT receivables, or creating sales or purchase books and their supplemental pages, the invoice lines are selected in accordance with the tax type.

5. In the Currencyfield, select the currency in which the sales tax is calculated.

6. Click the Calculationtab.

7. In the Marginal basefield, select the type of amount that is used in the sales tax code calculation from the following options:

   • Net amount per line– Tax is calculated from the value of every line.

   • Net amount per unit– Tax is calculated from the value of the units of goods without taking into account other taxes.

   • Net amount of invoice balance– Tax is calculated from the gross invoice amount.

   • Gross amount per line – Tax is calculated from the gross value per line.

   • Gross amount per unit– Tax is calculated from the gross value per unit.

   • Invoice total incl. other sales tax amounts– Tax is calculated from the account total, including other taxes.

8. In the Method of calculationfield, select the method of calculation for the selected sales tax code from the following options:

   • Whole amount– One sales tax rate or amount applies to the calculation base (taxable amount).

   • Interval– Various sales tax rates or amounts apply to different parts of the calculation base (taxable amount).

9. In the Round-offfield, enter the lowest unit for which sales taxes are calculated for the selected sales tax code.

10. In the Rounding formfield, specify how the calculated taxes are rounded off. The options include Normal, Downward, and Rounding-up.

11. Click Valuesto specify a sales tax code value or a percentage for the sales tax calculation.

    Note
    You can specify different sales tax values for different amount intervals and periods. If the period is not specified, the tax rate is valid without any time restriction.

12. Press CTRL+S or close the form.