KERALA CESS
Step 1 : Tax Creation: New tax is to be created to include CESS
Go to Tax Master under ‘configuration’ menu in ‘Invoicing’ module –> Filter for ‘Sales’ tax From the master, click on Create button –> Enter & map respective parameter details as follows,
| Parameters | Tax Inclusive [CESS] | Tax Exclusive [CESS] |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Name | GST 12% + CESS 1% [i] | GST 12% + CESS 1% [e] |
| Tax Scope | Sales | Sales |
| Tax Computation | Group of Taxes | Group of Taxes |
Step 2 : Child Tax Creation (CGST): Click on Add an item –> Create a child tax with the following parameters for Inclusive / Exclusive respectively,
| Parameters | Tax Inclusive [CESS] | Tax Exclusive [CESS] |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Name | CGST 6% [CESS] | CGST 6% |
| Tax Scope | None | None |
| Tax Computation | Python Code | Percentage of Price |
| Python Code / Percentage of Price | result = ((price_unit * quantity /1.13) * 0.06) | 6 |
| Applicable Code | Result = True | – |
| Tax group | CGST | CGST |
| Include in Price | To be checked | To be unchecked |
| Affect Base of Subsequent Taxes | To be checked | To be unchecked |
Click Save & close button Note: Any unique / relatable ‘Tax name’ can be provided.
Step 3 : Child Tax Creation (SGST): Click on Add an item –> Create a child tax with the following parameters for Inclusive / Exclusive respectively,
| Parameters | Tax Inclusive [CESS] | Tax Exclusive [CESS] |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Name | SGST 6% [CESS] | SGST 6% |
| Tax Scope | None | None |
| Tax Computation | Python Code | Percentage of Price |
| Python Code / Percentage of Price | result = ((price_unit * quantity /1.13) * 0.06) | 6 |
| Applicable Code | Result = True | – |
| Tax group | SGST | SGST |
| Include in Price | To be checked | To be unchecked |
| Affect Base of Subsequent Taxes | To be checked | To be unchecked |
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- Click Save & close button Note: Any unique / relatable ‘Tax name’ can be provided
Step 4 : Child Tax Creation (CESS): Click on Add an item –> Create a child tax with the following parameters for Inclusive / Exclusive respectively,
| Parameters | Tax Inclusive [CESS] | Tax Exclusive [CESS] |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Name | CESS 1% (for GST 12% [i]) | CESS 1% (for GST 12%[e]) |
| Tax Scope | None | None |
| Tax Computation | Python Code | Percentage of Price |
| Python Code / Percentage of Price | result = ((price_unit * quantity) / 1.13) * 0.01 | 1 |
| Applicable Code | Result = True | – |
| Tax group | CESS | CESS |
| Include in Price | To be checked | To be unchecked |
| Affect Base of Subsequent Taxes | To be checked | To be unchecked |
Click Save & close button Note: Any unique / relatable ‘Tax name’ can be provided.
Repeat Step 1 – 4 for applicable tax Slabs [GST 18% & GST 28%] respectively.
Step 5 : Go to Fiscal Poisition master under ‘configuration’ menu in ‘Invoicing’ module Create a new Fiscal Position with the following parameters, Fiscal position =’Kerala Cess’, Check the ‘Is Kerala cess’ boolean –> In the ‘Tax Mapping’ tab Click on ‘Add an item’ –> In the Tax on Product map default Tax [GST 12% / GST 18% /GST 28%] and in the same Line item in Tax to Apply column, map the newly created Cess included tax [(GST 12% + CESS 1%), (GST 18% + CESS 1%), (GST 28% + CESS 1%)] respectively
Note: Default Taxes are created when in-built module ‘Indian Accounting’ is installed. Tax mapping should be done correctly. i.e: ‘GST 12%’ should be mapped to ‘GST 12% + CESS 1%’ [Inclusive / Exclusive] respectively.
