Calculate and adjust sales tax on a vendor invoice

This article explains how to adjust sales tax on a vendor invoice. If the original source document displays different tax amounts as calculated, you can adjust those amounts before posting. This task uses the DEMF demo company.

1. Go to Accounts payable > Invoices > Invoice journal.
2. Select New.
3. In the Name field of the new row, select an option in the drop-down menu.
4. In the Action Pane, select Lines.
5. In the Account field, specify the desired values.
6. In the Invoice field, type a value.
7. In the Credit field, enter a number.
8. In the Offset account field, specify the desired values.
9. Select Sales tax.
10. In the Total actual sales tax amount field, enter a number.
11. On the Adjustment tab, the sales tax amounts can be adjusted per sales tax code.
12. Select Reset actual from calculated amounts.
13. Select OK.
14. Select Save.