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M K1
June 30, 2022
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I added custom Irish vat rate for Livestock @4.8%. The sales but not the expenses show up on my vat detail report but do show up in my expenses list. can anyone help

  • June 30, 2022
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The expenses show up in the expenses report but do not show up in my vat detailed report. The sales seem to be working ok in vat detailed report

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MichelleBh
MichelleBh
June 30, 2022

Let's figure this out, @M K1.

 

Let me share some insights about the expenses not showing up in your VAT Detail report in QuickBooks Online. This way, I can guide you accordingly.

 

Here are some things you need to make sure to isolate the missing expenses transaction in the report:

 

  1. Ensure you checked the Purchase Rate and VAT reclaimable in the Tax settings. Here's how to check:

 

              1. Go to the Taxes tab and select your appropriate VAT in the drop-down.

              2. Click the small drop-down arrow beside Add tax and pick Edit rates.

              3. Hit the Edit hyperlink and review the details.

 

       2. Choose the appropriate Accounting Method, Report Period, VAT Agency, Distribution Account, and other necessary filters.

     

       3. Make sure you select accurate tax in the expense form, and it's not zero-rated. 

 

If you're still getting the same data on your report, let's start accessing your QuickBooks account using a private browser. This way, we can isolate this unexpected behavior for the possible browser-related issue.

 

From there, run the VAT Detail report again to verify if it's already performing well. If you're to see the expenses, please go back to your regular browser to clear the cache.

 

To learn more about the VAT rates and reports, feel free to check out these articles:

 

 

If you have further questions, feel free to post questions in this thread. We're happy to help out where we can. Keep safe.

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M K1Author
June 30, 2022

I have done all those things to no avail. The tax agency is Revenue, all vat rates are listed under this and there are no other tax agencys. No matter what tax rate I add if it is not in the existing default rates it will not show up in the vat detail expense report. It will show up in the sales list within the vat detailed report. 

when I hit the edit button for the vat rate. the rate is listed as 4.8% under sales and account type "liabilty" and listed under purchases as 4.8% and account "type expense". If i change the vat rate in the expense form to any other default vat rate or even 0% it will show up in the VAT detail Report. I cannot see anything else to change or try. Is this just a glitch and should QB not have all the standard vat rates of a country as default within its program.

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MirriamM
July 1, 2022

I appreciate your update on the results after following the steps provided by my colleague above, @M K1.

 

Sometimes too much cache stored in a browser can cause the issues when using QuickBooks. It might also be the reason why the VAT expenses isn't showing on the VAT Detail report. 

 

To verify, let's run some basic troubleshooting steps. Let's start by accessing your account using a private window. It doesn't save your browser's history and will help us check the issue. Here are the following shortcut keys to access this mode: 

  • Ctrl + Shift + N (Google Chrome)
  • Ctrl + Shift + P (Firefox)
  • Control + Option + P (Safari)

 

Once a private browser is open, pull up the VAT Detail report again and check if expenses are now showing up. 

 

To know the recent VAT features update, see this article: VAT Update FAQ.

 

Keep me posted if you still have questions or concerns about taxes in QBO. I'll be around for you. Have a great day!

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