Hmmm,

Well, I edited the amount to 65 cents anyway and left it at GST for now. Does it make a difference anywhere that it didn't post under an HST tax code?

Hello,

It will only make a difference with the Tax report.  If you run the report for HST, this transaction will not show.  To see the new tax codes you will have to create a new recurring transaction.

Hi JJD,

You probably did not indicate that you wish to use the Report On Taxes option.  If you don't wish to use it, then there is no need to select a tax code in all transactions, including in the General Journal, so it doesn't show you the HST tax nor the tax codes built on the HST tax.

So if you wish to use it, then under Setup, Settings, Company, Sales Taxes, Taxes, the Report on Taxes probably says No beside your HST tax, change it to Yes.  Personally I have all mine turned off and I use the Balance sheet and General Ledger reports to remit tax to the CRA.  It is more accurate to do this when you don't use tax codes on all transactions or when you post to previous periods after remittances are done.

Grazie Richard, that was it - I completely didn't see that column, overlooked the bottom scroll on that window.

Yes, I also use the balance and GL report to get the tax amounts; just the way I always have since before the tax report feature ;)

Thanks again.

Jo

Then don't worry about it.  The tax report requires you to use tax codes for every entry that hits the tax G/L accounts and the reporting doesn't pick up entries posted to previous periods after previous remittances, without workarounds.  I'd leave it turned off and don't worry about the extra data entry in the G/J because you use the proper numbers from the G/L anyway.