value added tax

the Value added tax (VAT) is a statutory tax levied on the sale of goods and services. In SAP Business One it is deeply integrated into the areas of purchasing, sales and accounting. Tax processing includes tax codetax groups, VAT numbers and legally compliant reports.

System logic in SAP Business One

Business partners will receive a Tax status (domestic, EU, third country) and a Steering group assigned.
Articles receive a tax codethat controls the applicable tax rate (e.g. 19 % or reduced).
The own VAT number is maintained in the business partner master data. Validation against the Federal Central Office is possible.
In the case of intra-Community deliveries, tax exemption and both VAT numbers must be indicated on invoices.
In the configuration, you can specify whether the VAT is booked proportionately or in full with the first instalment when paying in instalments.

Value added tax in receipts

In the purchasing document, the field Tax the calculated sales tax per line item.
When using gross price lists, the tax amount is automatically deducted from the gross amount.
Advance payment invoices include VAT, whereas advance payment requests do not.
For PZE invoicing, the tax code is taken from the customer master data.

Value added tax in financial accounting

G/L accounts are linked to tax codes so that postings are automatically made correctly for tax purposes.
In journal entries, VAT is calculated according to the gross/net amount and posted separately.
Import sales tax is entered via the Tax only with the licence plate number (e.g. U1) are recorded separately.

Reports and messages

Tax reports can be grouped according to tax code and can be used for MAGPIE, DATEV or internal purposes.
Of the Tax voting report is used for checking before the DATEV export.
Tax codes must be mapped correctly and assigned to the tax form fields.
Once the pre-registration has been sent, the corresponding booking period should be closed.

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