1. If you are to receive a refund from the ATO you will need to record it through a Receive Money transaction. The allocation accounts will be the same as those for an ATO payment. When entering the amounts in the Receive Money window, they should be entered opposite to the table above.

2. On the Banking menu, click Receive money. The Receive Money page appears.
3. In the Deposit into field, select the account the ATO payment is going into.
4. In the Notes field, specify what this transaction is for.
5. In the Amounts are field, select Tax exclusive.
6. Enter the accounts and amounts for the transaction. If additional lines are needed, click Add Lines. See our example transaction below. 
7. When all lines have been entered, click Save.

If you owe a payment to the IRD you can record it through a Spend Money transaction.

1. On the Banking menu, click Spend money. The Spend Money page appears.
   
   
2. In the Pay from field, select the account the IRD payment is coming from.
   
   
3. If you have setup the IRD as a contact, select this contact in the To field.
   
   
4. In the Notes field, specify what this payment is for.
   
   
5. In the Amounts are field, select GST exclusive.
   
   
6. Enter the accounts and amounts for the transaction. Note that GST paid by you is entered as a negative value, and GST collected by you is entered as a positive value. See our example below.
   
   
   
   
7. When all lines have been entered, click Save.