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July 23, 2020
Question

Comparing-->Sales Tax-->Click- <View Return>. Gross Sales on this return do not match the Total Income on the Profit and Loss report. Same month.

  • July 23, 2020
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July 23, 2020

Hi there, mmankin. The Community is here to help.
 

Sometimes there's discrepancies with transaction records that will make your sales tax return and financial reports not match. To fix this, you'll initially need to identify where the problem is. You can run our Sales Tax Liability and Profit & Loss reports, then compare the details producing your totals on both of them to confirm which transaction(s) are causing this discrepancy.
 

Here's how to generate both documents:
1. In your left navigation bar, go to Reports.2. Use the Find report by name search field to locate both reports. You'll have to produce one at a time.

  • To get the sales tax report you need, enter: Sales Tax Liability Report
  • To obtain the P&L, search for: Profit and Loss

3. Input the appropriate information in your Report period, Tax Agency and Accounting method sections.4. Select Run report.
5. Click on the Tax amount to review details for each transaction.


Once you've found what's causing the issue, you can proceed to correct it so that your sales tax return and financial reports match.
 

I'm including a few relevant resources below which might come in handy:

 

I'll be here to assist if you have any questions. Have a great day!