generate.TAX
for QuickBooks Online

Connect QuickBooks Online and automate your VAT returns. Capture documents, handle exceptions and approval workflows – all powered by the data already in QuickBooks Online, across multiple territories.
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Who Uses QuickBooks Online?

QuickBooks Online is one of the world’s most widely-used cloud accounting platforms, trusted by small and mid-sized businesses globally. generate.TAX’s QuickBooks Online integration brings automated VAT return generation and document capture with direct posting, real-time tax code mapping, multi-currency support, VAT number checking, VAT groups and a full internal and client approval workflow.
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What Gets Synced

Once connected, generate.TAX automatically imports the following from QuickBooks Online for use in your VAT returns and document capture workflow.

Sales & Purchases

All sales and purchase transactions are pulled from QuickBooks Online and used to compute your VAT figures accurately.

Tax Codes & Rates

QuickBooks Online tax codes are mapped to VAT return boxes using generate.TAX’s mapping engine. The mapping persists across every period.

Contacts & Suppliers

Supplier and customer contacts are imported for VAT number validation, EU VIES checks and document posting.

Multi-currency

Multi-currency entries from QuickBooks Online are supported across all generate.TAX-supported territories.

Chart of Accounts

Your QuickBooks Online chart of accounts is imported so captured documents are coded to the right accounts before posting.

Always Up to Date

Data syncs automatically from QuickBooks Online. No manual exports, no re-keying – your transactions are ready when you are.

What Gets Posted to QuickBooks Online

Once you review and approve a captured document in generate.TAX, you can post it directly to QuickBooks Online with one click. generate.TAX creates the correct transaction type in QuickBooks Online – no copy-pasting, no re-entry.

Bills & Invoices

Supplier bills, sales invoices and purchase orders captured in generate.TAX are posted directly to QuickBooks Online as the correct transaction type.

Credit Notes

Sales and purchase credit notes captured from scanned documents are posted to QuickBooks Online with the correct account coding and tax treatment.

Account & Tax Coding

Each document is coded to the correct QuickBooks Online account and tax rate before posting. Capture rules let you automate coding based on supplier, document type or any other field.

Supported QuickBooks Online Plans

Posting works across QuickBooks Online plans. Bills, invoices, expenses and credit notes can be posted directly from generate.TAX to your QuickBooks Online company.

VAT Groups

generate.TAX supports VAT groups – combine multiple QuickBooks Online entities into a single consolidated VAT return. All member entities are mapped individually, and the group return is generated automatically once all members are aligned.

VAT Number Checker

Automatically validate customer and supplier UK and EU VAT numbers via VIES. Daily checks run on saved contacts, with instant re-validation when invoices are generated in QuickBooks Online.

How it Works

VAT Returns

Get up and running in minutes, no developer required.

1. Connect with QuickBooks Online

Connect your QuickBooks Online company via secure OAuth. Transactions are imported immediately – no API keys or manual exports. Connect multiple QuickBooks Online companies, each as a separate entity.

2. Map your Tax Codes

Match your QuickBooks Online tax codes to the correct VAT return boxes. generate.TAX saves the mapping and applies it automatically every period – edit at any time.

3. Handle Exceptions

Out-of-period transactions are flagged automatically. Include in the current submission, adjust to a prior period, or defer to the next – resolved in a few clicks.

4. Review & Approve

Assign roles to team members, route returns through internal review, then hand to the client for final approval. Every action is timestamped with a full activity trail.

5. Reconcile with QuickBooks Online

Compare generate.TAX submission totals against your QuickBooks Online VAT control account balance. File with confidence, spot discrepancies before they become problems.

6. Generate the Return

Click Generate, complete VAT box mapping, and proceed to submission. generate.TAX produces filings in line with your local tax authority’s format.

Document Capture

Scan, review and post to QuickBooks Online in three steps.
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Upload your Documents

Upload receipts, bills, invoices and credit notes by drag and drop, from a connected Google Drive or OneDrive folder, or by forwarding them to a dedicated capture email address.

AI Extracts & you Review

AI reads each document and extracts supplier, date, amounts, tax and account coding. Apply capture rules to automate coding for known suppliers. Review and confirm each line before posting.

Post to QuickBooks Online

Select reviewed documents and click Post. generate.TAX creates the bill, invoice or credit note in QuickBooks Online – coded to the right account and tax rate – with the original document attached.

Solutions for Capture & VAT

Document Capture

A document capture solution – converting images and PDFs into data ready for posting.

VAT Return Generator

Easily create your VAT return with data from your cloud accounting system.

Recapitulative Statement

Create a validated list of intra-community suppliers to be submitted to authorities.

VAT Number Checker

Validate and keep a validated list of customer VAT numbers when generating an Invoice in the accounting software.

We integrate with

QuickBooks Online

Xero Accounting

Microsoft Excel & CSV Upload

Zoho Books

Cin7 Core

(VAT Checker Only)

AI Scan Receipts

Pricing

All generate.TAX plans – Small, Medium, Large and Enterprise – include the QuickBooks Online integration at no extra cost. Pricing is based on the number of entities connected and features required. Enterprise pricing is custom. Visit the Pricing page for current rates or contact us to discuss Enterprise requirements.

FAQs

What data does generate.TAX pull from QuickBooks Online?
Sales, purchases, tax codes, contact data, chart of accounts and multi-currency entries are all imported automatically and kept up to date.
What transaction types can I post to QuickBooks Online?
Supplier bills, sales invoices, purchase credit notes and sales credit notes can all be posted directly from generate.TAX to QuickBooks Online.
Which QuickBooks Online plans are supported?
generate.TAX works with all QuickBooks Online plans. Bills, invoices, expenses and credit notes can be posted directly from generate.TAX.
What are VAT groups and does generate.TAX support them?
Yes. A VAT group combines multiple QuickBooks Online entities into one consolidated VAT return. In generate.TAX you create the group, add member entities, and the consolidated return is generated automatically once all members share identical mapping details.
Can I connect more than one QuickBooks Online company?
Yes – each QuickBooks Online company is a separate entity in your plan. Add as many as your plan allows, or purchase additional entities from the Billing page.
Does generate.TAX write anything back to QuickBooks Online?
For VAT returns, no – generate.TAX reads from QuickBooks Online only. For Document Capture, yes – when you click Post, generate.TAX creates the transaction directly in QuickBooks Online.
How do I reconcile VAT between generate.TAX and QuickBooks Online?
generate.TAX includes a Reconciliation module that compares the Tax/VAT balance in your QuickBooks Online control account against transactions stored in generate.TAX, helping you stay fully aligned with data submitted to tax authorities.

Vendor Information

generate.TAX

generate.TAX is a smart VAT platform and document capture solution that helps accountants and finance teams capture, review, post and file with confidence across multiple jurisdictions.

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Unlock all generate.TAX features for 30 days to help you with the generation of VAT returns and capture of bills & receipts.

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