# Description on Tax Transactions Report

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 7, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562 "2024-02-07T06:24:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Sandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Sandie](https://forum.manager.io/u/Sandie)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/1 "2024-02-07T06:24:01Z")

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Hi There,

I tried to create tax transactions report and here is the example of the report that I created:

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/d/d/dd774ea69ce32b13777802eb0d813d6bcc6a0b60.png)

The description only shows the bank name. Do you know how the descriptions for each transaction can be displayed on the report?

Regards,

Sandie

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/2 "2024-02-07T07:41:21Z")

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Please show the edit screen of the report

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**Author:** ![Sandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Sandie](https://forum.manager.io/u/Sandie)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/3 "2024-02-07T08:00:23Z")

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Hi Joe,

Here is the edit screen as below for your reference:

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/9/a/9aa1c59a5a60250dabbeeba0cc555e926efb4b32.png)

Regards,

Sandie

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/4 "2024-02-07T10:11:51Z")

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That’s a built-in report - you can not change or add anything to it, unfortunately

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**Author:** ![Sandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Sandie](https://forum.manager.io/u/Sandie)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/5 "2024-02-07T13:28:13Z")

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Thanks for the prompt reply. I will try the custom report then.

Regards,

Sandie

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**Author:** ![SYDNEYANTHONYCON](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/sydneyanthonycon/32/19619_2.png) [@SYDNEYANTHONYCON](https://forum.manager.io/u/SYDNEYANTHONYCON)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/6 "2024-09-16T11:15:19Z")

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@Sandie Hi…I have a similar Challenge. The Tax Authority in my country require the Description to be shown.  
Did you succeed with Custom reports?

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/7 "2024-09-16T12:02:50Z")

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Tell them you didn’t enter a description on your transactions as it was optional

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/8 "2024-09-16T16:33:42Z")

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Try this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/0/8/08db25ddd848999bcaf63ba8632cffe637617283.png)

Go to **Summary** \> **Transactions** \> **Advanced Queries**

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**Author:** ![SYDNEYANTHONYCON](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/sydneyanthonycon/32/19619_2.png) [@SYDNEYANTHONYCON](https://forum.manager.io/u/SYDNEYANTHONYCON)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/9 "2024-09-17T09:47:07Z")

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This is Very helpful Thanks @Ealfardan

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**Author:** ![HandiAdmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@HandiAdmin](https://forum.manager.io/u/HandiAdmin)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-on-tax-transactions-report/51562/10 "2026-06-22T13:07:32Z")

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Thank you for this advice…I was so frustrated trying to figure out why my tax transactions report would not show the descriptions/ suppliers. I had read all the forum questions on this topic…this work around works.
