Important notes:
Percentage based taxes can now be classified as either a sales or a non- Sales taxes
This classification affects Little Hotelier’s Accounting Export functionality
To configure taxes, navigate to Setup > Tax settings
Not available for customers in Italy, Germany and Spain
Understanding sales vs non-sales taxes
Little Hotelier allows you to differentiate between sales taxes (such as VAT or GST) from non-sales taxes (such as lodging taxes or conservation fees).
Sales taxes
Sales taxes like VAT or GST are consumption-based tax applied to services provided by hoteliers.
Non-sales taxes
These are additional taxes and fees that aren’t consumption-based, such as lodging taxes or conservation fees.
This distinction is important for accounting exports, as sales taxes need to be reflected separately from non-sales taxes when uploading to your preferred accounting package.
Configuring sales taxes
The sales tax classification only applies to percentage-based taxes, not fixed taxes. By default, all percentage-based taxes in Little Hotelier are set up as sales taxes.
To configure a percentage-based tax as a non-sales tax:
Navigate to Setup > Taxes
Either create a new percentage-based tax or edit an existing one
Use the Sales Tax checkbox to select whether the tax is a sales tax
Impact on accounting exports
The classification of taxes affects how they appear in Little Hotelier’s accounting exports.
Sales taxes are integrated within individual line items (rows) of the CSV accounting export
Non-sales taxes will appear as separate line items
The CSV accounting extracts are inclusive of taxes
Separating non-sales taxes allows accounting software to accurately calculate sales tax for each line item
Note: Invoices generated by Little Hotelier will show both sales and non-sales taxes applied directly to the relevant line items.