Per the CRA, Per Diems include GST/QST and I don't see how Expensify handles this?
I need a fix asap on how to have per diems include GST and QST. I can't find an option anywhere and won't let me edit to change the tax. If I try to split it, it doesn't let me touch tax there either. If Expensify is really missing this essential feature, what is your work around please? Thanks.
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Sheena Trepanier Expensify Team, Approved! Accountant, Expensify Student Ambassador Posts: 1,362 Expensify TeamOptions
Hi @mintaccounting, welcome to the Community! Can you tell me a bit more about your need to add tax to per diem expenses and share something from the CRA detailing this?
Thanks!
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Hi there. In Canada, a reasonable flat per diem is inclusive of GST/HST and QST depending on where the travel took place. This has been confirmed with a call to both taxing authorities.
Your help on this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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Sheena Trepanier Expensify Team, Approved! Accountant, Expensify Student Ambassador Posts: 1,362 Expensify TeamOptions
Hi @mintaccounting, thanks so much! I have a discussion with my team ongoing about this now. For transparency, this is the first request we've received for supporting tax on per diems, so we'll need to do our research and work with our team to determine future support for this functionality.
Either way, I'll be in touch as soon as I can.
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Did anyone find a solution to this? We need it too. Just adding the tax dropdown to the Per-Diem dialogue box would do it.
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Don't hold your breath waiting for a fix from Expensify. As soon as you mention 'Canada' and 'taxes', the conversation is over. I have asked for years to show the tax amount by category on the expense report, not just in an exported file. This is needed by CRA, but I continually get told that 'they have never heard this before, and they will talk to their development team'. Case closed.