Interesting.  I've never thought about allocating a sales tax to inventory because normally in wholesaling there wouldn't be one, but I do understand why you need it in this situation.

I looked at the crystal forms and I can see where there are lines for allocating the sales tax,  but I can't for the life of me figure out how you get it to allocate in the first place without using a landed cost. I would love to know if you can explain it.

As to why nothing is posting to sales tax (payable?),  have you checked off the box for USE tax?   If not then the tax would be considered to be part of the invoice being paid to the vendor and so it would just go to accounts payable.

If you check the USE tax box,  then the tax would not be included on the vendor's invoice and then you should get a credit to the sales/use tax g/l account because you would have to pay it separately.

If you say the tax goes to the item cost I am guessing you have a modification. This is not normal Sage 100.

BL.  I'm not entirely sure if that is true.  If you look at the crystal report design for receipt of goods, there is a line built in for allocated tax.   I have no clue how to get it to happen though.

I suspect that if you go into AP, Setup, Sales Tax Account Maintenance is where this is done.

Go to AP, Setup, Sales Tax Account Maintenance and see what is in there.

That and under library master were my first thoughts, but I didn't spot anything.

To be perfectly honest it seems to me that it should be an automatic thing.  Why would you ever NOT want to allocate it (says the accountant in me).