VAT Payments

In Zoho Books, you can generate VAT returns based on a tax period and record transactions to help with tax filing.

Once you file your VAT return, mark it as Filed in Zoho Books. When you pay or reclaim VAT from KRA, you can record the payment or a refund for it in the following modules:

• Reports
• Accountant

Reports

You can record tax payments or claims for filed returns from the Reports module. Here’s how:

• Go to Reports on the left sidebar.
• Select VAT3 Returns under VAT.
• Click the dropdown next to the required filed tax return, and select Record Payment.
• In the Record Tax Payment pop-up:

Fields	Description
Paid Through	Select whether you want to make the payment through your bank account or credit card.
Total Tax Payable	This section displays the total VAT amount to be paid for the current tax return.
Amount Due	It displays the amount due for the current tax return.
Amount Paid	Enter the tax amount that you’ve paid.
Payment Date	Select the date on which the payment was made.
Reference #	Enter the reference number for the payment made, if required.
Description	Provide a short description, if required.

• Click Save.

The payment will be recorded for the current tax period.

To record claim for the current tax period:

• Go to Reports on the left sidebar.
• Select VAT3 Returns under VAT.
• Click the dropdown next to the required filed tax return, and select Record Claim.
• In the Record Tax Claim pop-up:

Fields	Description
Deposit To	Select whether you want to record the claim through your bank account or credit card.
Total Tax Reclaimable	This section displays the total VAT amount to be reclaimed in the current tax return.
Amount Reclaimed	It displays the amount reclaimed for the current tax return.
Amount Paid	Enter the tax amount that you’ve paid.
Payment Date	Select the date on which the payment was made.
Reference #	Enter the reference number for the payment made, if required.
Description	Provide a short description, if required.

• Click Save.

The reclaim will be recorded for the current tax period.

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Accountant

You can record tax payments or claims for filed returns from the Accountant module. Here’s how:

• Go to Accountant on the left sidebar and select Tax Payments.
• Click Record Payment next to the required filed tax return.
• In the Record Tax Payment pop-up:

Fields	Description
Paid Through	Select whether you want to make the payment through your bank account or credit card.
Total Tax Payable	This section displays the total VAT amount to be paid for the current tax return.
Amount Due	It displays the amount due for the current tax return.
Amount Paid	Enter the tax amount that you’ve paid.
Payment Date	Select the date on which the payment was made.
Reference #	Enter the reference number for the payment made, if required.
Description	Provide a short description, if required.

• Click Save.

The payment will be recorded for the current tax period.

To record claim for the current tax period:

• Go to Accountant on the left sidebar and select Tax Payments.
• Click Record Payment next to the required filed tax return.
• In the Record Tax Claim pop-up:

Fields	Description
Deposit To	Select whether you want to record the claim through your bank account or credit card.
Total Tax Reclaimable	This section displays the total VAT amount to be reclaimed in the current tax return.
Amount Reclaimed	It displays the amount reclaimed for the current tax return.
Amount Paid	Enter the tax amount that you’ve paid.
Payment Date	Select the date on which the payment was made.
Reference #	Enter the reference number for the payment made, if required.
Description	Provide a short description, if required.

• Click Save.

The reclaim will be recorded for the current tax period.