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SAC

A code used to classify a service for GST reporting and related tax analysis.

Search terms: Services Accounting Code service classification

A business example

An agency provides website design under one agreement and a separate advertising-management service under another.

Follow the exampleFictional business scenario
  1. Read the contract

    Identify what the customer is actually paying the agency to deliver.

  2. Describe the service

    Separate design work from management of advertising campaigns.

  3. Choose classification

    Assess the relevant service category for each actual supply.

What this shows

The agency's industry label is not enough to select the code. Two services sold by the same business can require different classification analysis.

What it is often confused with

A business's trade name does not necessarily describe the service in a particular contract.

What to look at in your business

Read the scope of work and invoice description together with the classification guidance.

Context and further reading

This entry explains the business term. The related guide below provides the next layer of context; any applicable legal test depends on the transaction and relevant period.

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Related terms

Reverse charge

A GST mechanism under which the recipient pays the tax for specified supplies instead of the supplier paying it in the usual way.

GSTR-1

The GST statement used to report outward supply details for the relevant period.

GSTR-3B

The summary GST return used to report relevant liabilities and input tax credit and discharge tax for a period.