Farm Focus makes GST reporting easy; the bulk of the work has already been done as you enter and code information in the Actuals screen.

Before you prepare your GST return it is important to check:

If you have bank feeds set up, you should always be balanced provided you have not deleted bank transactions or added a manual bank transaction. To check you are balanced go to the Balancing screen. The green line shows where you are balanced.

Each report includes a list of the items that make up the GST return.
The list is divided into three sections for GST: Business, Personal and Exempt.
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Go through the sections and make sure the items have been coded correctly and given the correct GST type.
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For example, any electricity payments for the personal portion of your house are sitting in the personal section.

Viewing Coded Lines in Your GST Return
In your GST Return coded lines section, click on the "Type" heading. The coded lines will now be organised into groups based on their GST Type. These groups will initially appear collapsed.

To view the details within each GST Type, click on the arrow or expand button beside the desired GST Type group. This will reveal the coded lines for that category.

To view the details within each GST Type, click on the arrow or expand button beside the desired GST Type group. This will reveal the coded lines for that category.

If anything needs to be corrected, click on the view icon next to the transaction you wish to change.

This will take you to the associated invoice or transaction. Click on the +Edit function and then make the appropriate changes within the invoice.

Once you're happy with the information in the GST report you can finalise it. By finalising the report all the items for the period are locked in it. Once finalised, any changes to the GST type should be done with caution as it will invalidate your return with IRD.

You must finalise your GST returns in sequence. Once you finalise the GST return you are working on, the next GST return will become available in Preview mode.

To finalise a GST report either click on:

Save Final
With this option, you will still need to file the return with IRD and make a payment or lodge a refund.

Save Final & File with IRD

With this option, your report will be filed directly with IRD. All that's left is to make a payment or lodge a refund.

To file the report, choose to Save Final & File with IR

Read the Terms and Conditions to ensure you understand the process once you file with IRD, then click File Now. You will now be directed to log into MyIR where your report will be filed.

An automated GST invoice will appear on your Needs Action page. You can opt out of receiving this. Read more.

You can print a copy of your GST report.

We recommend that you check your bank accounts in the Actuals > Balancing screen and adjust bank account balances, as necessary. However, you can close this message and continue to finalise your GST return.

We recommend that you locate invoices in the Actuals > Needs Action screen and correct the due date on them, so that they do not occur during the GST period. However, you can close this message and continue to finalise your GST return.

We recommend that you locate the uncoded transaction(s) in the Actuals > Needs Action screen and code them. As the message indicates, the GST return cannot be finalised until all transactions are coded.

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