Microsoft KB Archive/937316

= How to add the sales tax to a vendor bill in Small Business Accounting 2006, in Accounting Express 2007, or in Accounting Professional 2007 =

Article ID: 937316

Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to add the sales tax to a vendor bill in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006, in Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, or in Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007.



MORE INFORMATION
To add the sales tax to a vendor bill, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use an account to add the sales tax
 Create an account that you can use to add the sales tax. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Company menu, click New Account. Click the type of account that you want to use to add the sales tax, and then click OK. Complete the required fields to create the new account, and then click Save and Close.  Create a vendor bill that includes the sales tax. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Vendors menu, click Enter Bills.</li> In the Vendor name field, click the appropriate customer in the list.</li> In the Items and expenses pane, click Expense in the list in the first column.</li> In the Name column, click the new account that you created in step 1.</li> In the Line Total column, type the sales tax that you were charged.</li> Click Save and Close.</li></ol> </li></ol>

Method 2: Use an item to add the sales tax
 Create an item that you can use to add the sales tax. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Vendor menu, point to New, and then click New Item.</li> Click Non-Inventory. Or, click Service.

Note Click the option that indicates the type of item that you want to use to add the sales tax.</li> Click OK.</li> Complete the required fields to create the new item, and then click Save and Close.

Note If you are charged a standard sales tax, type this amount in the Sales Price field.</li></ol> </li> Create a vendor bill that includes the sales tax. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Vendor menu, point to Enter Bills.</li> In the Vendor name field, click the appropriate customer in the list.</li> <li>In the Items and expenses pane, click Item in the list in the first column.</li> <li>In the Name column, click the new item that you created in step 1.

Note If you are not charged a standard amount for the sales tax, you must type an amount in the Line Total column.</li> <li>Click Save and Close.</li></ol> </li></ol>

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