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JS126
Level 1

Adjustment for sales tax garnishment.

I have a client who had a payments for invoices garnished by the state to pay back sales taxes. One invoice has a partial payment that needs to be applied. Since his customers did pay the invoices, how do I make an adjustment so these invoices do not show as unpaid?

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Rea_M
Moderator

Adjustment for sales tax garnishment.

You can create a credit memo and apply it to the invoice so the latter transaction won't show as unpaid, JS126. I'll help you complete the task below.

 

To start, create a credit memo. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the + New button.
  2. Select Credit memo.
  3. From the Customer dropdown, select the customer's name.
  4. Enter the credit memo details, such as the date and the amount. Tip: You can create a custom credit service item to quickly add it to credit memos as a single line item.
  5. When you're done, select Save and close.

 

After that, apply the credit memo to an invoice. If you enable the Auto-apply credits option, QuickBooks will do this automatically. If it's disabled, you'll need to link the credit memo to the invoice manually. Refer to Step 3 (Create and apply a credit memo section) in this article for the step-by-step guide: Credit memos or delayed credits in QuickBooks Online.

 

On the other hand, in case you need to adjust your sales tax due, please see this article to guide you through the process: Sales tax adjustment in QuickBooks Online.

 

Furthermore, I'd recommend visiting the Sales page for a more comprehensive overview of your sales transactions and invoices. To know more about this, you can check out this article: View sales transactions in QuickBooks Online.

 

Stay in touch if there's anything else I can help you in tracking sales taxes and managing invoices in QuickBooks Online (QBO). I'll be right here to provide the information and guidance you require.

FishingForAnswers
Level 9

Adjustment for sales tax garnishment.

@Rea_M   "Since your client's customers paid the invoices, you can create a credit memo once the state pays back the garnished sales tax payments and apply it to the invoices to close them."

 

What in the world are you talking about?

FishingForAnswers
Level 9

Adjustment for sales tax garnishment.

@JS126  Ignore ReaM; I think they've been in the drink again.

 

I don't know exactly what the proper bookkeeping for this would be either; I'd be inclined to have the invoice marked fully paid (Since it was) and make an entirely separate entry to recognize the garnishment event.

 

@Rainflurry  @BigRedConsulting  Thoughts?

Rainflurry
Level 14

Adjustment for sales tax garnishment.

@JS126 

 

Since you can't link a product or service to a sales tax liability account, I think your only option is to make a  journal entry:

 DebitCredit
Sales Tax Payable (amount of garnishment)XXX 
Bank Account (payment received)XXX 
     Accounts Receivable XXX

Then, apply the A/R credit to the open invoice and you should be all set.

JS126
Level 1

Adjustment for sales tax garnishment.

Thank you so very much! I applied the remaining balance of the check to the invoice separately and then created a journal entry for the amount that was garnished and applied it to the two invoices.
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