# Tax codes - Accounts receivable / Payable **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 12, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/tax-codes-accounts-receivable-payable/35495 "2021-06-12T06:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/tax-codes-accounts-receivable-payable/35495/1 "2021-06-12T06:00:23Z")
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](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/2/7/27377abb2c84c650d63bb75eb9193bb9513c407d.jpeg) ![Payment Accounts payable - Line item supplier](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/7/c/7c1af01ed5001b5368b0e4265db0d90395f802b6.jpeg) in both cases the view screen ignores the tax code ![Payment Accounts payable - Tax code ignored](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/d/3/d3689f1275b99f7f8f7cfdcf85da0c2d78e07d18.jpeg) Similarly for receipts ![Receipt Accounts receivable - Contact customer](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/4/0/40e35d1bc537fa92de04dd8203144bb286347ebd.jpeg) ![Receipt Accounts receivable - Line item customer](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/8/3/8345b834b2537a220ce0260a52950a322e0a7da1.jpeg) and again the tax code is ignored ![Receipt Accounts receivable - view ignored tax code](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/0/6/0669f15525ad324336f62963d231e47fb196aaf4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/tax-codes-accounts-receivable-payable/35495/2 "2021-06-12T13:14:44Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/tax-codes-accounts-receivable-payable/35495/3 "2021-06-12T23:20:06Z")
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. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/tax-codes-accounts-receivable-payable/35495/4 "2023-01-18T14:46:19Z")