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VAT Reporting with regards to Prepyaments

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Hi Everyone

I have a challenge with how my VAT statement accounts for VAT on prepayments.

The process that we follow is:
1. A PO is created say on 21 November 2024 and requires a prepayment of 100% - Prepayment is created along with a unrealized VAT entry which we set up.
2. At time of Payment recon for the month of November we have to apply the Prepayment invoice etc. but doing so it creates the VAT entry on my Purchase VAT account for that month.
3. But we only get the invoice from the Vendor on 31 December and receive and invoice the PO on that date.

What we want the outcome to be, is that VAT only be recognized on the day where we receive the actual invoice, so that my VAT statement doesn't include the 21 November amount (for the November run) and will only include that entry in the December run.

Is there something that I might have missed on setup/posting?

Regards,
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    Hello,
     
    I do not know if I understood correctly, but Unrealized VAT may be solution for you.
     
    VAT date is the date that determines when VAT is recognized for reporting purposes. It can differ from the Posting Date.
    Unrealized VAT is typically used for prepayments to defer VAT recognition until an actual invoice is posted.

    Ensure that the Unrealized VAT is set up properly for the Prepayments.
     
    When creating a PO with a prepayment, ensure that the prepayment invoice is posted with Unrealized VAT. The VAT will be recorded in the Unrealized VAT G/L Acc (as per the setup on Gen posting setup).
    When applying the payment in November, the system will maintain the VAT in the Unrealized VAT account.
    No realized VAT will be posted yet, assuming the setup for Unrealized VAT is correct and in the end when the vendor final invoice is received on 31 December, post the invoice using the actual invoice date as both the Posting Date and the VAT Date.
    This will move the VAT amount from the Unrealized VAT account to the Realized VAT account.
     
    Greetings

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