applications/accounting/data/helpdata/HELP_ACCOUNTING_EditTaxAuthorityGlAccounts.xml

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 <title>The Edit Tax Authority GL Accounts screen.</title>
 <para>The GL Accounts sub menu screen allows you specify which general
  ledger account any tax calculated for this tax authority will be
  posted. This is done at at organisation level so the minimum
  requirement is that 'Company' is setup.</para>
 <para>It is used to consolidate taxes for a specific tax authority into
  one general ledger account. It can be very useful if you need to track
  taxes for several tax authorities (eg different states or countries).
 </para>
 <section>
  <title>How do I add a new general ledger account for a Tax Authority?
  </title>
  <orderedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>Enter or use the lookup to select the 'Organisation Party Id'
     (NOTE: Normally this would be 'Company')</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>Enter or use the lookup to select the 'GL Account'</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>Press the 'Add' button</para>
   </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
  <para>NOTE: The GL account used must have already been created in the
   Global GL Settings and linked to the chart of accounts for 'Company'
  </para>
 </section>
 <section>
  <title>How do I update a general ledger account for a Tax Authority?
  </title>
  <orderedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>The general ledger account can be updated by simply adding a
     new account to replace the existing entry.</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>Enter or use the lookup to select the 'Organisation Party Id'
     (NOTE: Normally this would be 'Company')</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>Enter or use the lookup to select the updated 'GL Account'
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>Press the 'Add' button</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>The existing entry will be replaced by the updated GL Account
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
  <para>NOTE: Be careful when updating a general ledger account because
   some transactions may have already been posted to the existing
   account.</para>
 </section>
 <section>
  <title>How do I delete a general ledger account for a Tax Authority?
  </title>
  <orderedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>Locate the entry required</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>Press the 'Delete' button next to the entry that needs to be
     deleted</para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>The entry is removed </para>
   </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
 </section>
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