Does Sailix calculate VAT on freight invoices?

Yes, where a tariff item belongs to a VAT tax service group. With the invoice tax type set to VAT, Sailix applies the group's percentage to each taxable charge and shows the VAT lines and totals on the invoice. Charges with no tax group, or with an exempt value, add no tax.

Where do I record a customer's TRN in Sailix?

In three places, depending on the document. The customer record has a VAT number field, the accounting party can hold a VAT/GST profile with its registration number, and each invoice has a party VAT ID (TRN) field that is saved with that invoice.

Does Sailix handle reverse charge VAT?

Only as a record. An import invoice can be given the invoice type Reverse Charge, and purchase journals accept tax lines you enter by hand. Sailix does not create reverse charge accrual entries on its own, so your accountant books those through journal lines.

Does Sailix file the UAE VAT return?

No. VAT charged on export and import invoices is held on the invoice, and tax on sales and purchase journals posts to the output and input tax accounts. You prepare the return from those records and file it yourself with the tax authority.

UAE VATRecord UAE VAT on invoices, purchases and ledgers.

Choose VAT as the tax type on invoices and journals, keep the TRN on each document, and post journal tax to input and output tax accounts.

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Tax and customs

Overview

For companies invoicing from the UAE, Sailix treats VAT as a tax type you choose on the document. Export and import invoices, purchase and sales journals, and credit and debit notes all carry a VAT option. Invoices and journals also hold your office VAT ID and the party's TRN, so the registration numbers travel with each transaction.

VAT on invoices is driven by tax service groups that tie a VAT value to tariff items, so a charge is taxed by what it is. When a sales or purchase journal is saved, its tax lines post to the output or input tax account. Sailix records and posts VAT. It does not prepare or file the return.

Capabilities

What it does

VAT tax groups
Tax Service Group Config holds VAT groups, each with a tax value or a tax exempted setting and the tariff items it covers, so charges are taxed by tariff.
TRN on documents
Export and import invoices record the office and party VAT ID (TRN), and journals carry the same two fields. The party's number prints on the export invoice PDF.
VAT on invoices
Set the tax type to VAT on an export or import invoice and each taxable charge gets a VAT line at the percentage held in its tax group.
VAT on purchases
Purchase journals open with VAT as the tax type and AED as voucher currency. Enter the vendor's tax lines by type, percent and amount, with a round-off line if needed.
Input and output tax
Tax lines on sales journals post to the output tax account and those on purchase journals to the input tax account, alongside the party and income or expense legs.
Party VAT/GST profile
Each accounting party can hold a VAT/GST profile: registration type (local registered, local unregistered or overseas), registration number, address and commercial registration number, with an active or inactive status.

Workflow

How it works

First
Set up VAT groups
In Tax Service Group Config, create a VAT group, choose its tax value and attach the tariff items it applies to. Charges outside any group are treated as non-taxable.
Then
Record registration numbers
Enter the VAT number on the customer record and add a VAT/GST profile to the accounting party, so journal forms fill the party's registration number for you.
Next
Invoice and book purchases
Raise export and import invoices with the tax type set to VAT, and enter vendor bills in the purchase journal with their tax lines.
Finally
Review the tax accounts
Tax posted from journals shows in the input and output tax accounts, which you can read for any period from the general ledger report and the trial balance.

Questions

Questions and answers

Does Sailix calculate VAT on freight invoices?: Yes, where a tariff item belongs to a VAT tax service group. With the invoice tax type set to VAT, Sailix applies the group's percentage to each taxable charge and shows the VAT lines and totals on the invoice. Charges with no tax group, or with an exempt value, add no tax.
Where do I record a customer's TRN in Sailix?: In three places, depending on the document. The customer record has a VAT number field, the accounting party can hold a VAT/GST profile with its registration number, and each invoice has a party VAT ID (TRN) field that is saved with that invoice.
Does Sailix handle reverse charge VAT?: Only as a record. An import invoice can be given the invoice type Reverse Charge, and purchase journals accept tax lines you enter by hand. Sailix does not create reverse charge accrual entries on its own, so your accountant books those through journal lines.
Does Sailix file the UAE VAT return?: No. VAT charged on export and import invoices is held on the invoice, and tax on sales and purchase journals posts to the output and input tax accounts. You prepare the return from those records and file it yourself with the tax authority.