@@ -3,21 +3,18 @@ Fiscal positions (tax and account mapping)
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55Default taxes and accounts are set on products and customers to create new transactions on the fly.
6- However, you might have to use different taxes and record the transactions on different accounts,
7- according to your customers' and providers' localizations and business types.
6+ However, different taxes and different accounts for transactions might be necessary according to
7+ customers' and providers' localizations and business types.
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9- **Fiscal Positions ** allow you to create * sets of rules * to automatically adapt the taxes and the
9+ **Fiscal Positions ** allow the creation of sets of rules to automatically adapt the taxes and the
1010accounts used for a transaction.
1111
1212.. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-intra-community.png
1313 :align: center
14- :alt: Example: Belgian to Intra-Community tax mapping with Fiscal Positions in Odoo Accounting
14+ :alt: Example: Belgian to Intra-Community tax mapping with Fiscal Positions in Odoo Accounting
1515
16- They can be applied in various ways:
17-
18- - :ref: `automatically applied, based on some rules <fiscal_positions/automatic >`
19- - :ref: `manually applied on a transaction <fiscal_positions/partner >`
20- - :ref: `assigned to a partner, on its contact form <fiscal_positions/transaction >`
16+ They can be applied :ref: `automatically <fiscal_positions/automatic >`, :ref: `manually <fiscal_positions/partner >`
17+ or be directly :ref: `assigned to a partner <fiscal_positions/transaction >`.
2118
2219.. note ::
2320 A few Fiscal Positions are already preconfigured on your database, as part of your :ref: `fiscal
@@ -28,40 +25,54 @@ Configuration
2825
2926 .. _fiscal_positions/mapping :
3027
31- Tax and Account Mapping
28+ Tax and account mapping
3229-----------------------
3330
34- To edit or create a Fiscal Position , go to :menuselection: `Accounting --> Configuration --> Fiscal
35- Positions `, and open the entry you want to modify or click on * Create * .
31+ To edit or create a fiscal position , go to :menuselection: `Accounting --> Configuration --> Fiscal
32+ Positions `, and open the entry you want to modify or click on :guilabel: ` New ` .
3633
3734The mapping of taxes and accounts is based on the default taxes and accounts defined in the
38- products' forms.
35+ products forms.
3936
4037- To map to another tax or account, fill out the right column (**Tax to Apply **/**Account to Use
4138 Instead **).
42- - To remove a tax, rather than replacing it with another, leave the field **Tax to Apply ** empty.
43- - To replace a tax with multiple other taxes, add multiple lines with the same **Tax on Product **.
39+
40+ .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-position-tax-map.png
41+ :align: center
42+ :alt: Tax mapping for fiscal positions
43+
44+ .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-position-account-map.png
45+ :align: center
46+ :alt: Account mapping for fiscal positions
47+
48+ - To remove a tax, rather than replacing it with another, leave the field :guilabel: `Tax to Apply `
49+ empty.
50+ - To replace a tax with multiple other taxes, add multiple lines with the same
51+ :guilabel: `Tax on Product `.
4452
4553.. note ::
4654 The mapping only works with *active * taxes. Therefore, make sure they are active by going to
4755 :menuselection: `Accounting --> Configuration --> Taxes `.
4856
4957.. _fiscal_positions/automatic :
5058
59+ Application
60+ ===========
61+
5162Automatic application
5263---------------------
5364
5465You can configure your Fiscal Positions to be applied automatically, following a set of conditions.
66+ To do so, open the Fiscal Position you want to modify and tick the :guilabel: `Detect Automatically `
67+ button. In this view, other configurations can be activated:
5568
56- To do so, open the Fiscal Position you want to modify and click on **Detect Automatically **. You can
57- configure a few conditions:
58-
59- - **VAT Required **: The VAT number *must * be indicated in the customer's contact form.
60- - **Country Group ** / **Country **: The Fiscal Position is applied to these countries.
69+ - :guilabel: `VAT Required `: The VAT number must be indicated in the customer's contact form.
70+ - :guilabel: `Country Group ` and :guilabel: `Country `: The Fiscal Position is applied to these
71+ countries.
6172
62- .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-automatic .png
73+ .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-country .png
6374 :align: center
64- :alt: Example of settings to apply a Fiscal Position automatically
75+ :alt: Example of settings to apply a Fiscal Position automatically
6576
6677.. note ::
6778 Taxes on **eCommerce orders ** are automatically updated once the visitor has logged in or filled
@@ -75,36 +86,31 @@ configure a few conditions:
7586 targets a *Country Group * that also comprises *country A *, only the first Fiscal Position will be
7687 applied to customers from *country A *.
7788
78- .. _fiscal_positions/application :
79-
80- Application
81- ===========
82-
83- .. _fiscal_positions/partner :
84-
85- Assign a Fiscal Position to a partner
86- -------------------------------------
89+ .. _fiscal_positions/transaction :
8790
88- You can manually define which Fiscal Position must be used by default for a specific partner.
91+ Manual application
92+ ------------------
8993
90- To do so, open the partner's contact form , go to the ** Sales & Purchase ** tab, edit the ** Fiscal
91- Position ** field, and click on * Save * .
94+ To manually select a fiscal position , go to the :guilabel: ` Other Info ` tab of the sales order,
95+ invoice, or bill and select the right :guilabel: ` Fiscal Position ` before adding product lines .
9296
93- .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-partner .png
97+ .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-transactions .png
9498 :align: center
9599 :alt: Selection of a Fiscal Position on a Sales Order / Invoice / Bill in Odoo Accounting
96100
97- .. _fiscal_positions/transaction :
101+ .. _fiscal_positions/partner :
98102
99- Choose Fiscal Positions manually on Sales Orders, Invoices, and Bills
100- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
103+ Assign to a partner
104+ -------------------
101105
102- To manually select which Fiscal Position to use for a new Sales Order, Invoice, or Bill, go to the
103- **Other Info ** tab and select the right **Fiscal Position ** *before * adding product lines.
106+ You can manually define which fiscal position must be used by default for a specific partner. To do
107+ so, go to :menuselection: `Accounting --> Customers --> Customers `, open the customer's contact form,
108+ go to the :guilabel: `Sales & Purchase ` tab, and edit the :guilabel: `Fiscal Position ` field in
109+ the :guilabel: `Fiscal information ` section.
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105- .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-transaction .png
111+ .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-position-customer .png
106112 :align: center
107- :alt: Selection of a Fiscal Position on a Sales Order / Invoice / Bill in Odoo Accounting
113+ :alt: Selection of a Fiscal Position for partner
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109115.. seealso ::
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