Running the GST preparatory report

The GST report (GSTCLCWRKSHT) generates the information needed to submit to the ATO. You can run this report at any time, even for a closed period, without changing the reporting status. You can also run the report for a single company using the Action icon menu on the Member companies section to review that company’s data.

This report is available from the GST reporting periods function (GESGSTPER) from the Print icon in the Action panel.

The GST report (AUSGST) has been deprecated and can no longer be used for BAS/GST reporting.

GST report content

The report is divided into five sections.

  1. A list of journal entries included for the reporting period:
    • Depending on the tax type, there are typically two lines for each journal entry: one line for the tax base and one line for the tax entry.
    • The journal entries are grouped by GST member company and by BAS label.
  2. For each company, there is a summary section for all available BAS labels.
  3. A summary section per BAS labels for the entire GST group:
    • This summary is based on full AUD values per company.
    • For each BAS label and company, the decimals of the totals are truncated first and only the resulting full AUD values are summed up for the group totals.
  4. A calculation worksheet for the period.
  5. BAS preparatory report:
    • This section contains the BAS values, i.e., GST and additionally entered BAS values.
    • This section only displays when the GST report is run for the entire GST group, not for a single-member company.