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86 Points
Joined March 2009
For V A T
1) make entry while you purchase
vat input a/c dr xxxxx (under current asset)
to purchase a/c xxxxx
2) make entry while sale
sales a/c dr xxxxxx
to vat out put a/c xxxxxx (under current liabities)
The difference you have to pay i.e.,vat output--vatinput
Also you can make 2 entries to find difference by transfering the vat entries(i.e.,vat input,vatoutput)
a)vat payable a/c dr xxxxx
to vat input a/c xxxx
b)vat output a/c dr xxxxx
to vat payable a/c xxxxx
Finally you have to pay the amount which stands in vat payable a/c