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derekmoreplates(Initiate)Initiate
10 Oct 2023

We are registered for GST. Suppose we paid our suppliers for expenses + GST.


But when we billed our customers, we did not bill revenue + GST. We only billed the revenue.


So now when we do our BAS, we have GST on Purchases > GST on Sales.


So the BAS outcome is that the "ATO owes us taxes" but only because we did not include GST on our tax invoices to customer. I will ask customer to pay us the GST that we forgot to bill them in the first place.


What happens to us now from an ATO perspective?

What happens if customer refuses to pay the GST that we forgot to bill them?

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TeddyATO(Community Support)Community Support
11 Oct 2023

Hello @Derekmoreplates,


In the best case scenario your client would be willing to correct the issue, however this isn't a likely situation to happen but it is good that you are informing them. The simple answer is you will be required to pass on 1/11th of the sales price to us. This would either be your own expense or from your clients if they agree. They may request a new tax invoice for the amount they actually paid with the GST component corrected.

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TeddyATO(Community Support)Community Support
11 Oct 2023

Hello @Derekmoreplates,


In the best case scenario your client would be willing to correct the issue, however this isn't a likely situation to happen but it is good that you are informing them. The simple answer is you will be required to pass on 1/11th of the sales price to us. This would either be your own expense or from your clients if they agree. They may request a new tax invoice for the amount they actually paid with the GST component corrected.

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