You can account for tax on purchases from unregistered dealers by creating a journal voucher.
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F7: Journal .
2. Click J : Stat Adjustment . In the Stat Adjustment Details screen,
o Select the option VAT in the Type of duty/tax field.
o Select the option Tax on URD Purchase in the Nature of adjustment field.
o Press Enter to save and return to the voucher screen.
3. Debit the ledger created under the group Indirect Expenses and enter the amount.
4. Credit the VAT ledger.
o Enter the Rate , Assessable Value , and Commodity Code , and select the Commodity name of the item purchased in the VAT Details screen. The VAT Details screen appears as shown below:
   
Note: The columns in the VAT Details screen appear based on the State selected in the Company Creation screen. In this example, Bihar is selected as the State .
o Press Enter to return to voucher screen.
The journal voucher appears as shown below:
   
5. Press Enter to save.
T he states with Tax on URD Purchase available as the Nature of Adjustment are given below:
| State Name | Nature of Adjustment | Additional Details | Voucher Entry | 
| Andhra Pradesh | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Assam | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: VAT ledger. Credit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . | 
| Bihar | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Chandigarh | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Purchase ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Chhattisgarh | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Gujarat | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . Credit: VAT ledger. Credit: Additional tax ledger. | 
| Haryana | Tax on URD Purchase | Purchase at Lower Rate | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. Credit: Expense/purchase ledger. | 
| Purchase at Lower Rate - Declared Goods | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. Credit: Expense/purchase ledger. | ||
| Purchase Without Payment of Tax | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. Credit: Expense/purchase ledger. | ||
| Purchase Without Payment of Tax - Declared Goods | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. Credit: Expense/purchase ledger. | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | Tax on URD Purchase | Not Applicable | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Purchase of Schedule-C Goods | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | ||
| Jammu and Kashmir | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: VAT ledger. Credit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . | 
| Jharkhand | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Karnataka | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Kerala | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: VAT ledger. Credit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . | 
| Madhya Pradesh | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: VAT ledger. Credit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . | 
| Odisha | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: VAT ledger. Credit: Ledger grouped under Current Assets . | 
| Puducherry | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Punjab | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. credit: Surcharge ledger. | 
| Rajasthan | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Telangana | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| Uttar Pradesh | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Purchase ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. | 
| West Bengal | Tax on URD Purchase | --- | Debit: Expense/purchase ledger. Credit: VAT ledger. |