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Sales tax return reconciliation

Tie the tax collected and input tax credits in your ledger to what you are about to file, with the checks that catch the usual errors first.

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Sales tax return reconciliation
1line · description · amount
21 · Tax collected per the ledger (GST/HST Payable movement) ·
32 · Tax collected per the return ·
43 · Difference — explain before filing ·
5 · ·
64 · Input tax credits per the ledger (GST/HST Recoverable movement) ·
Inside the template

Made for the actual work.

  • Ledger movement against return figures, both sides
  • Closing liability after remittance
  • Checks for tax claimed on exempt supplies and restricted meal credits

A note on using it

This is a starting point, not a standard. Every business has something in it that does not fit a generic template, and the version worth keeping is the one you have edited. If a line does not answer a question you actually ask, delete it.

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