## Documentation Index

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# Tax Payment

The tax return generated in Zoho Books will be helpful during your tax return filing. This Tax return will be in accordance with your tax period and the transactions recorded in Zoho Books.

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*   [Tax Return Process](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#process)
*   [Reports](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#reports)
    *   [Tax Payments](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#report-tp)
    *   [Tax Claim](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#report-tc)
*   [Accountant](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#accountant)
    *   [Tax Payments](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#accountant-tp)
    *   [Tax Claims](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#accountant-tc)
*   [Banking](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#banking)
    *   [Tax Payments](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#banking-tp)
    *   [Tax Claims](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#banking-tc)
*   [Payment History](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#history)

**Insight:** Tax payments can be recorded either via a Bank or a Cash Account. However, a tax claim can be recorded only through a bank account.

 

### Tax Return Process

Once you file your tax return to FTA, you can mark the generated tax return as filed in Zoho Books. After you have paid the Tax amount to FTA or reclaimed the Tax amount from FTA, you can record it from three different modules in Zoho Books.

*   [Reports](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#reports)
*   [Accountant](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#accountant)  
*   [Banking](/ae/books/help/vat-uae/tax-payment.html#banking)

### Reports

You can record tax payments or claims for the filed returns from the Reports module. Here’s how: 

#### Tax Payment

*   Go to **Reports** > **Taxes** > **VAT Return**.
*   Click **Record Payment**.

![Tax Payment](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tax-payments.png)

*   Select the payment mode that you **Paid Through**.
*   Enter the **Amount Paid**.
*   Select the **Payment Date**.
*   Enter the **Reference Number** and a **Description** (optional).
*   Click **Save**.

![Tax Payment](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tp-reports.png)

#### Tax Claim

*   Go to **Reports** > **Taxes** > **Tax Return**.
*   Click **Record Claim**.

![Tax Claim](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tax-claims.png)

*   Select the account to which the claim is **Deposit To**.
*   Select the **Payment Date**.
*   Enter the **Reference Number** and a **Description** (optional).
*   Click **Save**.

![Tax Claim](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tc-reports.png)

### Accountant

You can record tax payments and tax claims from the Accountant module. Here’s how:

#### Tax Payment

*   Go to **Accountant** > **Tax Payments**.
*   Click **Record Payments**.

![Tax payment-accountant](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tp-accountant.png)

*   Select the account that you **Paid Through**.
*   Adjust the amount you want to record in the **Amount Paid** field. You can record partial payments too.
*   Select the **Payment Date**.
*   Enter the **Reference Number** and a **Description** (optional).
*   Click **Save**.

![Tax Payment - Accountant](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tp-accountant2.png)

#### Tax Claim

*   Go to **Accountant** > **Tax Payments**.
*   Click **Record Claim**.

![Tax Claim-Accountant](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tc-accountant.png)

*   Select the account that you **Deposit To**.
*   Select the **Payment Date**.
*   Enter the **Reference Number** and a **Description** (optional).
*   Click **Save**.

![Tax Claim-Accountant](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tc-accountant2.png)

### Banking

You can record tax payments and claims from the Banking module. Here’s how:

#### Tax Payment

*   Go to the **Banking** module.
*   Select a bank or a Cash **Account**.

![Banking-Tax](/ae/books/help/images/vat/payment-bank.png)

*   Click **Add Transaction** in the top right of the page.
*   Select **Tax Payment**.

![Banking-Tax payment](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tp-add-transaction.png)

*   Select the **Tax Returns** period for which you want to record the payment.
*   Enter the **Amount Paid**. You can record partial payments too.
*   Select the **Payment Date**.
*   Enter the **Reference Number** and **Notes** (optional).

![Banking-Tax](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tp-add-transaction2.png)

*   Click **Save**.

![Banking-Tax payment](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tp-banking2.png)

#### Tax Claim

*   Go to the **Banking** module.
*   Select a bank **Account**.

![Bank list](/ae/books/help/images/vat/claim-banking.png)

*   Click **Add Transaction** in the top right of the page.
*   Select **Tax Claim**.

![Banking-Tax Claim](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tc-add-transaction.png)

*   Select the tax return for which you want to record the claim.
*   Select the **Payment Date**.
*   Enter the **Reference Number** and **Description**.

![Banking-Tax Claim](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tc-banking.png)

*   Click **Save**.

![Banking-Tax Claimed](/ae/books/help/images/vat/tc-banking2.png)

### Payment History

Now that you have recorded all the payments and claims, you can also view them in the payments history section. Here’s How

*   Go to **Accountant** > **Tax Payments**.
*   Select the **Payment History** tab in the top of the page.

The list of all the tax payments and tax claims will be listed here.

![Banking-Tax](/ae/books/help/images/vat/payment-history.png)