Explain why when a business pays GST on the purchase of goods or services it records this

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Explain why when a business pays GST on the purchase of goods or services it records this as GST Receivable and an asset. When a business provides goods or services which are taxable it records the GST component of the transaction as GST Payable, a liability.

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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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