The Value Added Tax On Sales
The Value Added Tax On Sales
The Value Added Tax On Sales
VAT covers all sales of goods, properties, services or lease of properties other than:
1. VAT exempt sales
2. Services specifically subject to percentage tax
Provided that the seller must be a VAT registered person or a registrable person.
Registrable person- person who exceeded the VAT threshold are subject to VAT even if not
registered as a VAT tax payer. Take note that, a VAT registered person will be subject to VAT
even if its annual sales do not exceed the VAT threshold
Example 1
Di Co is a VAT registered taxpayer with sales not exceeding the P1,919,500 VAT threshold in
any 12 month period.
Ans.
Di Co shall pay VAT on its vatable sales or receipts even if its below the VAT threshold because
it is a VAT registered taxpayer.
Example 2
Ri Co, a non VAT registered taxpayer, exceeded the VAT threshold on August 2020. He
reported a P200,000 sales in September 2020.
Ans.
The following is the sales of the company for the last 12 month period.
Ans.
Groveries 800,000
Dress, clothes and other apparels 600,000
Furnitures 400,000
Total 1,800,00
Fertilizers, seeds, poultry, hogdees, fruits and vegetables are exempt sales.
Since the total vatable sales is below the VAT threshold. It is still subject to percentage tax.
Output VAT Xx
Output VAT is the VAT passed on by a VAT taxpayer on his sales to customers or clients.
INPUT VAT
It is the passed on VAT by suppliers or VAT paid on importation of VAT taxpayers. These are
paid by the VAT taxpayers on their purchases of goods or services.
VAT reporting
The output VAT and the input VAT are determined every month but VAT reporting is made on a
monthly and quarterly basis.
Example 1.
A VAT taxpayer using the calendar year had the following output VAT and input VAT during
the month of January to April 2020: