Good day @kathryn2,
I'll be here to provide you a list of possible causes as to why your prepare VAT return screen doesn't match the amount you see on the GST summary report.
- Doing a sales tax adjustment with the Payable account selected as the adjustment account will change the return amount, but the payable account will not.
- Performing a journal entry as a direct debit or credit to the payable account will change the payable account, but the return amount will not.
- The payable account will show filings and reversed filings on the date of creation, which may not match proper chronology. If this is a concern for your reporting, we recommend using journal entries to reverse the accounting and record new Journal entries for the correct date.
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding sales tax amounts are in this article: How to use reports to troubleshoot problems with sales tax amounts. This includes an intro of various tax reports and how you can use them to troubleshoot any sales tax-related issues you might have.
Please let me know if you have any other questions for me by posting them in the comments below. I'll get you back as soon as I can.
