Postponed vat for free issue zero value goods

[mathew]

Hi, I use free issue material from a customer in the EU.

I need to enter transaction of import VAT. If I select a purchase and and enter a zero value and a vat amount then it will let me save the purchase. However I need to account for the reclaim so have selected the box for postponed vat and then it will not let me use a zero value and a vat amount.

I can get around the issue by entering the full value and then crediting back only the value of goods without vat and this seems to show on the vat return correctly.

Is it possible to enter a zero value for goos and a vat only portion for my purposes?

Thanks

[Paul_Courtier]

Try using 2 lines. One with the net and vat. The next line zero vat and minus net.

[mathew]

Hi, Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it - but same issue. The system believes the purchase is zero so gives the same error

[Paul_Courtier]

There must be something your doing that’s not quite right. It wouldn’t be zero, it should leave the vat amount as the balance.

[mathew]

It is because of the vat postponement box, it marks the vat as a minus figure so the purchase shows as zero. When you check the box at the bottom of the purchase recored it minuses the vat again. Which is correct for the vat return. I created a vat return and it shows up exactly as it should. Even when I do the work around as a credit note it still shows exactly as we need it to on the return.