General ledger input and output accounts

During setup, you must designate which general ledger accounts are posted to for input and output taxes. Deciding now which general ledger accounts to post to makes the setup process run smoother. This table shows the general ledger accounts to which you can post.

General ledger account	Description
Input Account	The general ledger accounting string, dimensions, and account that is used for input taxes. Input taxes are paid by the company through Payables.
Input Due Account	A temporary account that your sales tax is posted to when your tax point date is set to the payment date. The tax point date is the date that tax is recognized by the system. With this account, the sales tax is moved to the input account when you pay the vendor. The tax point date is the date that you want the system to recognize tax. The tax point date can be the invoice, shipping, general ledger post date, or payment date.
Output Account	An account in which you collect taxes through the systems that bill customers.
Output Due Account	A temporary account that your sales tax is posted to when your tax point date is set to the payment date. With this account, the sales tax is moved to the output account when the customer pays the invoice. The tax point date is the date that you want the system to recognize tax. The tax point date can be the invoice, shipping, GL post date, or payment date.