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GST/HST management overview

Value Added Tax (VAT) is an indirect tax on the consumption of goods and services. GST/HST is levied at each stage of the supply chain where value is added from initial production to the point of sale.

Setting up GST/HST

The following table lists articles that can help you get started with GST/HST in Business Central.

Article Description
Set Up GST/HST This article provides information to help you correctly calculate, post, and report on GST/HST for sales and purchases.
Posting Group Setup This article provides an overview of the GST/HST and other posting groups you can use to save time and avoid mistakes when you post transactions.
Set up nondeductible GST/HST This article provides information about how to properly to set up nondeductible GST/HST related to percentages and accounts.
Set Up Unrealized GST/HST If you use cash-based accounting, this article provides guidance about how to specify handling unrealized GST/HST for sales and purchases.
Set Up a GST/HST Statement This article provides information to ensure that you know how to set up a GST/HST statement template and names to meet changing tax authority requirements.

Using GST/HST features

The following table lists articles that can help you start using GST/HST features in Business Central.

Article Description
Work with GST/HST on Sales and Purchases This article describes various ways to work with GST/HST using a manual or automatic setup. This article guides you on how to meet country/region-specific regulations.
VAT reports This article provides information about the built-in reports for GST/HST.
Submit GST/HST Reports to Tax Authorities This article explains how to prepare reports that list GST/HST from sales during a period, or from sales and purchases, and then submit the report to a tax authority.
Use nondeductible GST/HST This article explains how to use and report nondeductible GST/HST.
EU third-party purchase transactions This article covers how to handle cases where European Union (EU) third-party trade involves multiple EU countries. For example, when you receive a purchase invoice from a customer in one EU country/region and you send the products to another without entering the country of residence.
Managing GST/HST Rate changes This article describes how you can use the GST/HST rate change feature to change GST/HST rates based on local legislation.
Validate GST/HST Registration Numbers This article explains how to validate GST/HST registration numbers for your contacts, customers, and vendors based on the EU VIES GST/HST Number Validation service.
Multiple GST/HST registration numbers This article describes how to set up multiple GST/HST registration numbers (as an alternative GST/HST rate) for customers who operate in different countries/regions.

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