When you change the tax:
“5. You will see two taxes with the same name, select the one was not originally selected.”

You should select the tax rate ‘—‘ and then select the new tax. This will ensure that the totals add up correctly. I have made the change in the post above, just in case our FreshBooks users do not read all the comments.

You only need to change 1 line item per recurring invoice to get the total correct

I had not read this forum and have sent a bug report about the GST in recurring invoices. Now that I have seen this, I have gone and made the change to the recurring profiles. However, there is still an issue. Although the tax rate now shows as 6% and is calculated as 6% the total is the same as if the tax was 7% — the total hasn’t changed.

The fix, for those of you interested, is to change either the cost or the quantity on each line item which forces the math to be done again. You can then change back to the original value.

1. Click on your “Invoices” tab.
2. Click on your white ‘List of recurring” link.
3. Click the blue ‘edit’ link.
4. Click on the tax drop-down for the appropriate items.
5. You will see two taxes with the same name, select ‘—’ first.  This will clear the tax.  Next, select the other one was not originally selected.
(You will notice that the tax amount at the bottom right changes from the original to the new tax amount)
6. Click on your Save button.
7. Repeat for other recurring profiles.

As Cavan points out below, you can make a change to the Qty or cost to update the totals as well.

If you are having trouble updating your taxes, please contact us at the following web address:
http://www.freshbooks.com/contact.php