When reconciling a BAS payment to the ATO - is it an expense or current liability ?

Hi there CHARYCEM,

When reconciling a BAS payment, we allocate them to the ATO Clearing account. If you've lodged your BAS in QuickBooks Online, a journal entry will be created and moves the GST Liabilities Payable amount to the ATO Clearing account. And then match the BAS payment on your Banking/Transactions page.

You can check these articles to learn more about how to record and match a GST payment in QuickBooks:

• Recording a GST payment (BAS Payment)
• Matching a Bank transaction to a GST Payment

Feel free to let us know if you have more questions. Have a nice day!