How to Add a Tax

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In Purchase Invoices, you can apply more than one tax in a single line using the Tax Group feature. This feature helps you record combinations of taxes, such as PB1 and Service Charge, more conveniently and displays the details of each tax on the invoice. Here are the steps.

  1. Go to the Purchasing menu.

  2. Then click the “Taxes” submenu.

  3. To create a new tax, click “Create tax”.

A. Creating a Single Tax

  1. The following pop-up will appear, enter the desired tax name.

  2. In the Tax type section, select Single.

  3. Choose the required Tax category.
     

    - Select VAT if the purchase transaction of goods or services is subject to VAT according to applicable tax regulations.
    - Select WHT if the purchase transaction of goods or services requires withholding or collection of income tax (PPh) from payments to other parties.

  4. Toggle DPP multiplier if you want to use a specific multiplier value to determine the DPP as the basis for tax calculation.

  5. Finally, enter the effective tax percentage applied to the base amount (DPP) after considering all applied taxes.

  6. Click “Save” to save.

B. Creating a Group Tax

  1. Enter the desired tax group name.

  2. In the Tax type, select Group.

  3. To add taxes to the group, click “+ Add tax” and select the taxes you want to include in the group.

  4. Toggle Compounded Tax if the tax needs to be calculated based on the amount that already includes previous taxes within the Tax Group. Then click “Save” to save.

  5. The created group or single taxes will appear in the following list. You can click “Actions” and select View details to see the tax details, choose Edit tax to modify, or Deactivate to disable.

  6. The taxes you have created will appear when recording transactions as shown below.