Newbie, GST, etc

[Derek Atkins]

Michael Hall <ninti at ninti.com> writes:

> Any accounting package that doesn't do GST also isn't going to get far in
> Australia (GST is kind of like England's VAT I think). I know this issue has
> been raised before as I came across it in the archives, without any definitive
> solutions that I could see. So my first question would be:
> 
> Has there been any recent progress in either incorporating GST into GnuCash, or
> are there any straight forward work arounds?

GST is just another Tax.  Set up a Tax Table for each different type
of GST that you need to keep track of, and then mark your Invoices and
Bills with the appropriate GST for each item.

-derek

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