Tax codes - Accounts receivable / Payable

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When using invoices, I didn’t think the financial transactions to settle the invoice was taxable (VAT / GST).

The current user interface appears a little confusing to me.
I think not showing the option to select a tax code when accounts payable or accounts receivable is selected for a line item would be more intuitive.

Past users have found showing it confusing, and the financial implications of using it have caused issues for some users in the past.

Currently a tax code can be selected in the edit screen, a total including the tax code is created however examination of the view screen suggests the tax code is ignored, as are the totals including tax code.

Payment Accounts payable - Contact supplier
Payment Accounts payable - Contact supplier1177×749 63.8 KB

Payment Accounts payable - Line item supplier
Payment Accounts payable - Line item supplier1322×747 67 KB

in both cases the view screen ignores the tax code

Payment Accounts payable - Tax code ignored
Payment Accounts payable - Tax code ignored838×594 42.8 KB

Similarly for receipts

Receipt Accounts receivable - Contact customer
Receipt Accounts receivable - Contact customer1185×750 59.9 KB

Receipt Accounts receivable - Line item customer
Receipt Accounts receivable - Line item customer1322×747 64.2 KB

and again the tax code is ignored

Receipt Accounts receivable - view ignored tax code
Receipt Accounts receivable - view ignored tax code875×555 40.4 KB

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This looks like a step backwards. Unless my memory has totally failed, within the past few months, the program was changed so the tax code field became grayed out when Accounts receivable/payable was selected, to address exactly the problems you mentioned. I have moved this into bugs.

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Tax code is ignored if accounts receivable or accounts payable accounts are used.

The latest version (21.6.13) makes this more obvious by hiding the tax code field when these accounts are selected.

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