GST not reporting in BAS from GJ entries

R3Projects
R3Projects Member Posts: 3 Novice Member Novice Member

I see this has been an issue for many years. PLEASE will you fix this?

There are some entries that either can only be done via the GJ or it is far simpler to do it this way yet the GST is not picked up on GST reports or BAS reporting.

I don't understand why you haven't addressed this issue as of yet. I see there have been comments as far back as 2017. For the annual subscription price for which you charge, it would be nice to see Reckon a little more responsive to clients needs.

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  • Acctd4
    Acctd4 Accredited Partner Posts: 4,275 Reckon Accounts Hosted Elite Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert

    Welcome to the Community @R3Projects ! 👋🏻

    Can't say I've come across that issue … Are you able to post screenshots of your entries v reports ? (You can block out any sensitive/identifying info)

  • R3Projects
    R3Projects Member Posts: 3 Novice Member Novice Member

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    GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES WITH TAX CODES ARE NOT BEING PICKED UP IN GST REPORT - WHY?

    This has been commented on before but the thread was closed. The issue I have is that I record income and expenses from an commercial property via the general journal including gst received and gst paid. Our accountant came up with this solution as it was the only way to record the amounts.

    An example, we on charge rates, which are GST free, but when on charged via a managing agent, they charge GST. This is not easily reported. Therefore we enter all the income and expenses in the GJ.

    These amounts do not get reported when running a GST liability report or when attempting to produce a BAS statement. We have to run a detailed transaction report to get the GST and a P & L to report sales.

    I've asked Reckon about this previously but they said the reporting wasn't possible.

    I can do the screen shots but it'll take a bit of time. I posted hoping others are still having issues with this and would comment.

  • Acctd4
    Acctd4 Accredited Partner Posts: 4,275 Reckon Accounts Hosted Elite Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited January 28

    " … Our accountant came up with this solution as it was the only way to record the amounts …"

    (This is why accountants shouldn't advise on bookkeeping !🤦🏻‍♀️😖)

    The program isn't designed for exclusively using GJ entries as it's intended to also be accessible for those with no accounting knowledge. Every time you enter any type of posting transaction, the program automatically creates the applicable GJ for you, in the background. The tax reports are completely driven by tax codes. As the GJ window only has the Tax Item column, it may not always be able to reflect.

    A clearing (Bank-type) account is the best method for tracking rental activity …

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    All incoming amounts are entered on Sales Receipts (Note the Journal button - If you click on here after saving, you will see the GJ this entry automatically creates for you) :

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    … & all outgoings via Cheques (Again, you can see the Journal button) :

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    Making entries this way ensures the full amount of income & expenses - along with the correct tax codes - are able to be used & reported on accurately.

    The remaining net amount(s) can then be deposited as per the actual bank account deposit(s) you receive. (I use a Cheque for this also):

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    … & here's how the deposit displays in the actual bank account:

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    … & on the Bank Rec :

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    BAS

    Tax Summary :

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    Tax Detail :

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    (I remove the cents from my BAS reports as they are reported in whole dollars only)

    P&L :

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    Obviously, I've filtered the above reports to just show the rental transactions only, for the purpose of the example 😁

    Lastly, I create a Memorised Transaction Group containing the Rental Income (Sales Receipt), Outgoings/expenses deducted (Chq) & net transfer (Chq)

    These "templates" can then just be generated & edited as needed 😊 :

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    Hope that helps 😊

  • Eric Murphy
    Eric Murphy Member Posts: 653 Reckon Hall of Famer Reckon Hall of Famer

    I was going to comment but that is such an amazing explanation Shaz. Far more eloquent than what I was going to say

  • Acctd4
    Acctd4 Accredited Partner Posts: 4,275 Reckon Accounts Hosted Elite Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert

    Aww … Thank you @Eric Murphy 🙏🏻

    (… Might have to start billing Reckon as that one took me a while! 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♀️🫣)

  • Rav
    Rav Administrator, Reckon Staff Posts: 14,327 Reckon Community Manager Community Manager

    I can only echo what @Eric Murphy has said, absolutely amazing work Shaz! Thank you again for the expertise and insights you contribute to the Community 👏👏👏

  • R3Projects
    R3Projects Member Posts: 3 Novice Member Novice Member

    SrSorry for the delayed response. I cannot thank you enough for your effort in finding a solution.

    I'll try this solution in a set of dummy accounts to see if I can make it appear as easy as you did.

    Many thanks Chris

  • Acctd4
    Acctd4 Accredited Partner Posts: 4,275 Reckon Accounts Hosted Elite Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited January 29

    Great to hear @R3Projects 👌🏻👏🏻

    (Feel free to shoot me an email direct Chris, if you get stuck with it 😊)