VAT calculation

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ביום שלישי 26 יוני 2007, 18:50, נכתב על ידי warlord at mit.edu:
> Hi,
>
> Quoting Yuval Hager <yuval at avramzon.net>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've started using Gnucash not long ago and am very happy with it.
> >
> > I was wondering what is the simplest method to calculate Value Added
> > Tax - for
> > which I can get refund from the state. I have scanned the docs, FAQ and
> > mailing list, and frankley, I could not understand what should I do.
> >
> > Basically, I would like to have an expense marked as "VAT included", and
> > make a split - net pay goes to the correct expense account, while the VAT
> > itself goes to a different account (Account payable? Negative
> > liability?). However, I want this all to be automated, according to the
> > VAT rate. Of course, VAT is not applied to all expenses.
> >
> > I am slowly coming to the conclusion that this is under the 'business
> > features' which is not yet fully developed, but I might be missing
> > something here.
>
> You are correct in your first statement, incorrect in your second. 
> Currently you need to use the Customer Invoice or Vendor Bill interfaces in
> order to automate VAT splits.  It does let you specify which items are
> taxed and which are not.  However you are incorrect that it is "not fully
> developed".
>

Thanks for the quick response! I was trying to avoid the customer/vendor 
thing, but if it's the only option I'll go for it.

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