CEVAP:

At the end of each fiscal year, these two accounts on VAT are considered. If VAT received exceeds the VAT paid, this means the seller company has collected more than what it has already paid to government as VAT. Then at year-end, a liability account should be recorded: VAT Payable. Company has to pay this amount to tax office. In opposite case, where VAT paid is more than VAT received, this means that the company has paid more tax. Then, it collected from customers on behalf of government. The excess amount is recorded in an asset account; VAT Deductible. This amount represents a tax receivable from government and is carried forward to the next year in order to be deducted from VAT tax liability.