@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ Fiscal positions (tax and account mapping)
33==========================================
44
55Default taxes and accounts are set on products and customers to create new transactions on the fly.
6- However, depending on the customers' and providers' localization and business type, using different
6+ However, depending on the customers' and vendors' location and business type, using different
77taxes and accounts for a transaction might be necessary.
88
9- **Fiscal positions ** allow the creation of rules to adapt the taxes and accounts used for a
10- transaction automatically.
9+ **Fiscal positions ** allow the creation of rules to adapt the taxes and the income and expense
10+ accounts used for a transaction automatically.
1111
1212They can be applied :ref: `automatically <fiscal_positions/automatic >`, :ref: `manually
1313<fiscal_positions/manual>`, or :ref: `assigned to a partner <fiscal_positions/partner >`.
@@ -16,38 +16,39 @@ They can be applied :ref:`automatically <fiscal_positions/automatic>`, :ref:`man
1616 Several default fiscal positions are available as part of your :ref: `fiscal localization
1717 package <fiscal_localizations/packages>`.
1818
19+ .. _fiscal_positions/configuration :
20+
1921Configuration
2022=============
2123
22- .. _fiscal_positions/mapping :
24+ To edit or create a fiscal position, go to :menuselection: `Accounting --> Configuration --> Fiscal
25+ Positions `, and open the record to modify or click :guilabel: `New `.
2326
24- Tax and account mapping
25- -----------------------
27+ .. tip ::
28+ If any notes are legally required when using this fiscal position, add them in the
29+ :guilabel: `Legal Notes... ` field below the :ref: `tax mapping <fiscal_positions/tax-mapping >`
30+ section to display them on quotations, sales orders, invoices, and bills.
2631
27- To edit or create a fiscal position, go to :menuselection: `Accounting --> Configuration --> Fiscal
28- Positions `, and open the entry to modify or click on :guilabel: `New `.
32+ .. _fiscal_positions/tax-mapping :
2933
30- The mapping of taxes and accounts is based on the default taxes and accounts defined in the
31- product form.
34+ Tax mapping
35+ -----------
3236
33- - To map to another tax or account, fill out the right column ( :guilabel : `Tax to Apply `/
34- :guilabel: ` Account to Use Instead `) .
37+ Fiscal positions are required to map taxes. :ref : `Tax mapping < taxes/tax-mapping >` is configured on
38+ taxes themselves .
3539
36- .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-tax-mapping.png
37- :align: center
38- :alt: Example of a fiscal position's tax mapping
40+ .. _fiscal_positions/account-mapping :
3941
40- .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-account-mapping.png
41- :align: center
42- :alt: Example of a fiscal position's account mapping
42+ Account mapping
43+ ---------------
4344
44- - To remove a tax, leave the field :guilabel: `Tax to Apply ` empty.
45- - To replace a tax with several other taxes, add multiple lines using the same :guilabel: `Tax on
46- Product `.
45+ Account mapping is based on the income and expense accounts defined on the product or product
46+ category. To map to another account, select the account to be replaced in the left column
47+ (:guilabel: `Account on Product `) and select the account to use instead in the right column
48+ (:guilabel: `Account to Use Instead `).
4749
48- .. note ::
49- The mapping only works with *active * taxes. Therefore, make sure they are active by going to
50- :menuselection: `Accounting --> Configuration --> Taxes `.
50+ .. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-account-mapping.png
51+ :alt: Example of a fiscal position's account mapping
5152
5253Application
5354===========
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ From there, several conditions can be activated:
6869 selected country or country group.
6970
7071.. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-automatic.png
71- :align: center
7272 :alt: Example of a fiscal position automatic application settings
7373
7474.. note ::
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ From there, several conditions can be activated:
9191Manual application
9292------------------
9393
94- To manually select a fiscal position, open a sales order, invoice, or bill, go to the
95- :guilabel: `Other Info ` tab and select the desired :guilabel: `Fiscal Position ` before adding product
96- lines.
94+ To manually select a fiscal position, open a sales order, purchase order, invoice, or bill, go to
95+ the :guilabel: `Other Info ` tab and select the desired :guilabel: `Fiscal Position ` before adding
96+ product lines.
9797
9898.. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-manual.png
99- :align: center
10099 :alt: Selection of a fiscal position on a sales order, invoice, or bill
101100
102101.. _fiscal_positions/partner :
@@ -109,9 +108,12 @@ To define which fiscal position must be used by default for a specific partner,
109108:guilabel: `Sales & Purchase ` tab, and select the :guilabel: `Fiscal Position `.
110109
111110.. image :: fiscal_positions/fiscal-positions-customer.png
112- :align: center
113111 :alt: Selection of a fiscal position on a customer
114112
113+ .. tip ::
114+ To view all partners at once instead of only customers, remove the :guilabel: `Customer Invoices `
115+ filter or use the **Contacts ** application.
116+
115117.. seealso ::
116118
117119 * :doc: `../taxes `
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