Taxsystems

[AJ H. <Ig...@ec...>]

hi people,

I've been wondering how sql-ledger handles the taxes. I can't figure out how 
salestaxes are being calculated and being moved from and to an account. Can 
anyone perhaps give me a schematic overview on how sql-ledger handles this??? 
It would make a big difference if I can map the taxsystem of sql-ledger to the 
Dutch tax-system. THis taxsystem isn't that hard to understand, but I really 
can't get a grip on the taxsystem sql-ledger is based on.

This is how the Dutch Taxsystem works:

There are 3 different percentages of salestax, 0%, 7% and 19%.
The government decide's what salestax is used for a product, so you can't 
change that, and it's nationwide.

A company buys a product with a certain salestaxrange. The netprice of the 
product is for instance 100% + 19% = 119%.
The price for the inventory is the 100% number. WHen the company sells the 
product to the customer, the price of the product is the total of 2 values. 
(inventory-price + profit) + 19% salestax on the sum of these 2 is the 
netprice for the product.
THe company can get the salestaxes paid to vendors back from the government, 
but it has to pay the government the salestaxes it receives from it's 
customers.

I have tried to figure out how sql-ledger handles the GST + PST + Taxable and 
more of these features, but I have to little knowledge to get the job done. Is 
there someone on the developersteam, or one of the users who can help me 
out??? Otherwise I think I have to say sql-ledger wouldn't be of that mucht 
value to the dutch market, and I would be very sorry if that happens.

I also think the taxsystem differs in every country, so I think not only the 
language should be translated, but also the way sql-ledger handles the 
taxes???

I hope someone can help me with this problem.

thnx in advance
AJ Hettema