# Tax Report

<p class="doc-lead">Legacy generic VAT summary — output tax, input tax, and net payable.</p>

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<a href="#/accounts/reports/tax-report?id=overview">Overview</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/tax-report?id=filters">Filters</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/tax-report?id=columns">Columns</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/tax-report?id=actions">Actions</a>
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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>

Go to <b>Accounts → Tax Reports → Tax Report</b>.

Report title in ERP: <b>VAT Report</b>

<p><b>What it shows.</b> Simple two-section layout: VAT on sales and other outputs (taxable amount and tax), VAT on expenses and other inputs, then Total Output, Total Input, and Net Payable.</p>

<p><b>When to use it.</b> Legacy report — current ERP menus use country-specific tax reports. Keep for reference if your deployment still exposes this route.</p>

<p><b>How amounts are calculated.</b> Aggregates output and input tax transactions for the date range into summary lines with taxable and tax amounts.</p>
<p><b>Notes.</b> Prefer Country-Specific Tax Reports (Form 201, Bahrain VAT draft, etc.) for filing layouts.</p>

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<h2 id="filters">Filters</h2>

Date range

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<h2 id="columns">Output Columns</h2>

Description, Taxable Amount, Tax Amount. Sections: VAT on sales and all other outputs (Total Output), Tax on Expenses and other inputs (Total Input), Net Payable.

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<h2 id="actions">Actions</h2>

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<li><b>Generate</b> — run the report for the selected filters</li>
<li><b>Export</b> — export to Excel</li>
<li><b>Print</b> — print the report</li>
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<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>
<p><b>Summary or detail?</b><br>Summary tax by period — use detailed variants for line audit.</p>
<p><b>Output vs input?</b><br>Sale tax vs purchase tax sections per configuration.</p>
<p><b>Country specific?</b><br>Use <a href="#/accounts/reports/country-specific-tax-reports">Country-Specific Tax Reports</a> for GST/VAT filing.</p>
<p><b>Draft invoices?</b><br>Typically approved only.</p>
<p><b>Reconcile to GL?</b><br>Tax liability accounts on trial balance.</p>
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<h2 id="related">Related</h2>

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<li><a href="#/accounts/reports/tax-reports">Tax Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="#/accounts/reports/country-specific-tax-reports">Country-Specific Tax Reports</a></li>
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