General

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Overview

This section collects the general Australia-specific features of Business Central. It covers how addresses work when postal codes span several cities or city names repeat across states, how ABNs are registered and validated, how adjustment notes relate to GST and BAS, a sales pricing method, and a compliance report for payment times.

The pages are independent, so start with the one that matches your task. For tax identity, read the ABN overview page together with the how-to page on entering ABNs in company and vendor records. For credit memos under GST, use the ABN and adjustment notes page. For regulatory reporting by large businesses, use the Payment Times Reporting page.

Key points

• Addresses: dropdown lists for city and state handle postal codes that cover multiple cities and same-named cities in different states.
• Address features also include a delivery point identifier, barcode printing and an address matching approval system.
• ABNs can be entered in company and vendor records and are validated with the local tax office algorithm.
• The ABN entry includes a division part number.
• Adjustment notes work as credit memos for GST compliance, with fields for the original invoice and reason codes, and support BAS adjustments.
• Sales prices can be determined with a cost plus percentage calculation in the Australian version.
• Payment Times Reporting helps large businesses report vendor payment performance, including marking small business vendors and payment buckets.
• Payment Times Reporting extracts data, using applied entries, for the mandated delimited text file.

Learn pages

• Addresses in Australia: Use the Post Code feature to improve accuracy for cases in which a single postal code can include multiple cities in the same region.
• Australian Business Numbers and Adjustment Notes: An Australian Business Number (ABN) is a single identifier for all business dealings with the tax office and for dealings with other government departments and agencies.
• Determine Sales Price by Cost Plus Percentage (AU): Use the cost-plus percentage function to set sales prices based on item costs. Calculate the item’s cost along with cost plus calculation and apply the discount.
• How to Enter Australian Business Numbers in the Australian version: Learn how to enter an Australian Business Number (ABN) in the Company Information and the Vendor Card pages.
• Payment Times Reporting in the Australian version: Payment Times Reporting isn’t directly available in the Australian version of Business Central, but this article guides you to the necessary data.

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