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March 12, 2019
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Taxes to another province

  • March 12, 2019
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Purchased products from Ontario.  I am in BC.  On the receipt,  they charged me 13% HST (ON).  My only options in my accounts are BC HST, PST or GST.  How do I enter this?


I can't add taxes to each individual supplier.

Best answer by SOS INC - Simplified Online

Hi

Correct, unable to attach to supplier.  

However, you do have the option of adding different tax codes.

Left Side Bar>Taxes>Add tax top right>Tax Rate>Fill in Tax Name, ie HST ON (13%)>Fill in description ie. Ontario HST - once you click purchases the tax rate will come up where you can enter the 13%.  In this case, you would also choose liability and ITCs so when you post the expense receipt, and use your newly created HST ON 13% tax code it should show up on your ITC report as being paid on purchase.

Does this help you?

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March 12, 2019

Hi

Correct, unable to attach to supplier.  

However, you do have the option of adding different tax codes.

Left Side Bar>Taxes>Add tax top right>Tax Rate>Fill in Tax Name, ie HST ON (13%)>Fill in description ie. Ontario HST - once you click purchases the tax rate will come up where you can enter the 13%.  In this case, you would also choose liability and ITCs so when you post the expense receipt, and use your newly created HST ON 13% tax code it should show up on your ITC report as being paid on purchase.

Does this help you?

March 12, 2019
Thanks!  That makes sense!
May 28, 2019

Another thing you may want to explore if you continue to buy from this particular supplier is to make them aware of the 'Place of Supply' rules regarding GST/HST.  If they are shipping goods to you from Ontario to BC, then they are supposed to be charging you the BC GST tax rate, not the Ontario HST rate, as BC is where the goods are being supplied to.  The link below helps in understanding this.  I realize it's not your fault that your supplier is charging you the wrong rate of tax for goods supplied to BC, but a little education to your supplier goes a long way to prevent their erroneous practice from continuing.

 

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/charge-collect-which-rate.html#apply