What does it mean to remit sales tax to the government?
Sales tax is pass thru for the company, which means they collect the cash from the customer and then pass it along to the government. When a company remits sales tax to the government, it simply means they are sending the cash to the government.
As you can see in the visual below, the money is collected by the company and then “remitted” or sent to the government (tax authority). The company sends 100% of the sales tax collected to the government.
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What is the journal entry to record sales tax payable?
As you can see in the visual below, when a company collects sales tax from a customer, they would credit sales tax payable. Sales tax that has been collected represents a liability until the company remits the cash to the government. When a company collects sales tax, there is no income statement impact.
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What is the journal entry to record sales tax?
Sales tax is a pass thru activity, which means that the company simply collects the sales tax from the customer and pass it on to the government. When the company sells and item and collects sales tax, the debit would be to cash, and the credits would be to sales revenue and sales tax payable...
What is the journal entry to record sales tax payable?
As you can see in the visual below, when a company collects sales tax from a customer, they would credit sales tax payable. Sales tax that has been collected represents a liability until the company remits the cash to the government. When a company collects sales tax, there is no income statement impact.
What is the journal entry to record sales tax?
Sales tax is a pass thru activity, which means that the company simply collects the sales tax from the customer and pass it on to the government. When the company sells and item and collects sales tax, the debit would be to cash, and the credits would be to sales revenue and sales tax payable...
