1.9.5 Process Tax on a Contract

The taxes that apply on a contract can be of two types: ‘Expense’ and ‘Withholding’. The tax that your bank bears on a contract is referred to as an expense type of tax, whereby you book the tax component to a Tax Expense account. The tax that is borne by counter party of a contract is referred to as a withholding tax, whereby you debit the counter party’s account, and credit the tax component into a Tax Payable account (to be paid to the government on the counter party’s behalf).

For example, A tax on a Letter of Credit (LC) can be levied either on the:

• Outstanding LC amount
• On the commissions and charges that you earn to process the LC.

In both cases, it is the bank that bears the tax - this is an Expense type of tax. The tax expense account should be debited and the tax payable account should be credited. From this liability account, the tax should be later on, paid to the government.

1. On Contract Details screen, click Tax button.
   Tax Details screen displays.

   You have a choice of waiving tax due to all the Tax Rule(s) linked to the Tax Scheme applicable to the product (and hence the contract) or that which is only due to specific Tax Rule(s).

   Note:

   Only the tax that has not yet been liquidated can be waived.

   Figure 1-13 Tax Details

   
   Description of "Figure 1-13 Tax Details"
2. On Tax Details screen, specify the fields.

   Note:

   The fields which are marked in red asterisk are mandatory.

   For more information on fields, refer to the field description table.

   Table 1-22 Tax Details - Field Description

   Field	Description
   Contract Reference	Specify the contract reference number.
   Tax Scheme	Specify the tax scheme.
   Waiver	Select this option enable waiver.

3. Click Ok button to close the screen.