VAT Declaration Point Is Set to Payment

This example has two scenarios:

  • Refunding a credit item.

  • Refunding a credit item put on account.

Refunding a Credit Item

A 150.00 EUR credit item, including 8.25 EUR VAT, is entered, and then the credit item is refunded.

Here are the accounting entries:

  1. When a credit item is entered:

    Accounting Entry Debit Credit

    Accounts Receivable

     

    150.00

    User-defined (Revenue)

    141.75

     

    VAT Output Intermediate (VOI)

    8.25

     

  2. When the customer requests a refund:

    Accounting Entry Debit Credit

    Accounts Receivable

    150.00

     

    Refund Control

     

    150.00

    VAT Output Intermediate (VOI)

     

    8.25

    VAT Output Final (VOC)

    8.25

     

Refunding a Credit Item Put on Account

A credit was created using a payment worksheet as a result of an overpayment. Then the following occurs:

  • The overpayment was put on account (OA item, which is a credit item).

  • The on-account item is refunded.

Here are the accounting entries:

  1. When an invoice is sent to the customer:

    Accounting Entry Debit Credit

    Accounts Receivable

    100.00

     

    User-defined (Revenue)

     

    94.50

    VAT Output Intermediate (VOI)

     

    5.50

  2. When an overpayment is put on account as a credit item:

    Accounting Entry Debit Credit

    Accounts Receivable

     

    100.00

    Cash

    250.00

     

    OA Account

     

    150.00

    VAT Output Intermediate (VOI)

    5.50

     

    VAT Output Final (VO)

     

    5.50

  3. When the item is refunded:

    Accounting Entry Debit Credit

    Accounts Receivable

    150.00

     

    Refund Control

     

    150.00