Creating an entry for Purchase of Capital Goods and Accounting for Tax Credit

The input tax credit on capital goods has to be claimed in installments. The input credit claim is recorded using journal voucher after completing the purchase transaction.

To create a purchase transaction for purchase of capital goods

1.    Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F9: Purchase.

2.    Press Ctrl+V to switch to voucher mode.

3.    Click F12: Configure.

4.    Enter Supplier Invoice No. and Date.

5.    Credit the party ledger and enter the amount.

6.    Debit the fixed assets ledger (grouped under Fixed Assets and with Purchase Taxable - Capital Goods selected as nature of transaction), and enter the assessable value.

7.    Debit current assets ledger created under Current Assets.

o     Enter Commodity Name, Commodity Code, Assessable Value, VAT Rate % and VAT Amount Claimable in the Input Credit Details screen.

o     Press Enter to return to the voucher screen.

8.    Set the option Provide VAT Details? to Yes/No, as required.

9.    Press Enter to save.

To account for tax credit for the purchase of capital goods

1.    Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers> F7: Journal.

2.    Select VAT as the Type of duty/tax.

3.    Select Input Tax Credit Admitted on Capital Goods in the field Nature of Adjustment to claim the input tax credit.

4.    Press Enter to save.