GST Return Job

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This custom process is designed to automatically create GST workpapers and assign a series of tasks to support GST processing requirements for your clients.

This automation is based on the Job start date of “Next Week”, therefore it is important to keep Job start dates up-to-date to ensure all relevant Jobs are included in the automation.

This custom automation has been created by the FYI team, ready to be imported to use in your practice. 

What's Included

This process will be set to run on a Schedule every 4 hours.

When importing this automation the following items are included:

Custom Views

The following Views and their associated details are used for these processes:

Name Type Filters
BAS Jobs Starting Next Week Job View Name = Contains, BAS

Start Date = Relative, Next Week

Templates

The following Templates and their associated details are used for these processes:

Name Type
FYI: GST Workpaper Excel

Task Templates

The following Task Templates and their associated details are used for these processes:

Name Assignee Due Date Details
Review & Reconcile Xero File Accountant 3 Days

Review & reconcile:

  • Bank accounts
  • Payroll 
  • Debtors & Creditors

Note: complete Fuel Tax if applicable

Review Tax Office lodgements & reports Accountant 1 Days  
Prepare GST Return Accountant 2 Days

Prepare GST return including review of Balance Sheet, P&L

Once ready for review:

  • Update workpaper Workflow to Pending Approval
    • Complete task
Prepare return for signing once approved Administration 0 Days

Once the return can be finalised, prepare the return and the signing page and send to the client via the Signing service.

Complete this task once this has been completed.

Job States

The following Job States and their associated details are used for these processes:

Name Type
Completed Completed

Importing this Custom Automation

Click here to download the file used to import this example Custom Process, ready for you to test and activate or customise to suit your practice (or download the file from the bottom of this article).

Note: If you are using Chrome as your browser, the link may not automatically download the zip file. You need to right-click on the download link above, select Copy link address and paste it into a new browser tab in the browser's URL field.

When you have downloaded the file you can import the Custom Process. Refer to Importing Custom Processes.

What's Next

Ensure you Review your Automation, Templates and Views. 

Templates can be located in your Knowledge workspace, you can review and personalise any imported templates, ensure that you set the Template Status to active when you've finalised your review and customisations.

Review and update the Process Controls and Process Steps for your Automation. Specific comments have been added to the steps where action is required. These will display in blue. 

After reviewing all items for your Automation, ensure you Test the Automation. When ready, set the Status of the Automation to Active. 

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