How can I send a Banking Entry to GST Account?

Hello Bookeeping101,

Welcome back! I'm happy to help you get this sorted out as I know it can be tricky to figure out how to record a transaction that's only got a sales tax charge since there isn't a feature or button currently available to do so. Don't worry, the steps are easy to follow and I can show you how to find them.

I'll leave with you this article that goes over the steps so you can bookmark it for future use: How to record a sales tax expense on imported goods Even if your situation isn't for imported goods specifically, the process outlined here allows you to record a sales-tax-only transaction in your books.

Try it out and see if it fits your needs. I'm here to help if you have further questions.

Great, thank you.  So if I do this manual recording of the expense, I would then just exclude the banking entry?

Thanks,

Is there a way to do something similar with a journal entry?  I have a tax amount that doesn't match the automatic calculated figure.  I've been sending the gaps to another current liability account I made, but it would be much cleaner to have it all in the GST/HST Payable account.  

Hi again Bookeeping101,

The sales tax centre follows the amounts based on the tax code selected, which is why we typically recommend to use the standard transaction types. Journal entries include a handy feature allowing you to map your tax amounts manually, so this is absolutely possible. Simply select your GST/HST Payable account on your journal entry, and you'll be able to select where to map it in the Sales Tax column.

Let me know how this goes.