TeamDME! FAQ:  How to Calculate Sales Tax to Pay
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How to Calculate Sales Tax to Pay:

Run the Revenue by Sales Tax Area report from Receivables. You should get something like the example below. Take the figures on the Sales Tax File line to figure out how to calculate how much tax is owed against that Taxable area. Follow the formula given below for your calculations.

Patient Name Account # invoice # Date Quantity Billed Sales Tax Non-Allowed Adjustment Payments
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Brooks, Garth 980004 960006 02/17/98 488.00 607.60 47.60 187.60 -10.00 410.00
Cleaver, June 980003 980007 02/17/98 6.00 217.00 17.00 67.00 0.00 150.00
German, Heidi 980001 980008 02/17/98 10.00 217.00 17.00 117.00 -2.00 98.00
Lennon, John 980002 980009 02/17/98 7.00 217.00 17.00 117.00 0.00 100.00
============= ============ ============ =========== ============ =============
Sales Tax File : TN Taxable: Y 511 1,258.60 98.60 488.60 -12.00 758.00
 Total for Sales for Tax Table : TN 511 1,258.60 98.60 488.60 -12.00 758.00
Grand Totals: 511 1,258.60 98.60 488.60 -12.00 758.00

NOTE:  If your tax is based on payments instead of charges,  substitute the amount from Payments instead of the amount Billed

Formula: Calculated from Figures Above:
Billed $1258.60
- Non-Allowed - $488.60
+/- Adjustments - $12.00
---------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
= Gross Amount = $758.00
Gross Month $758.00
/ 1+ Sales Tax % / 1.085 (TN sales tax is 8.5%)
--------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
= Net Month = $698.62
Net Month $698.62
* Sales Tax % * .085 (TN Sales tax is 8.5%)
-------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------
= Sales Tax Owed = $59.38

 

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