Set Up Reports for VAT and Intrastat

In Business Central, you can specify which reports to use to create the documents that you must submit to the authorities, such as the VAT statement and the Intrastat form.

To set up reports for VAT

  1. Choose the Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature. icon, enter Report Selections VAT, and then choose the related link.

  2. On the Report Selection – VAT page, in the Usage field, select the type of document that you want to specify reports for. This includes the VAT statement and the VAT statement schedule.

  3. Specify the report or batch job that must run when a user starts the activity for the document type that you specified in the Usage field. Fill in the fields as described in the following table.

    Field Description
    Sequence Specifies where a report is in the printing order.
    Report ID Specifies the ID of the report that prints for this document type.
    Report Name Specifies the name of the report that prints for this document type. The Report Name field updates based on the selection in the Report ID field.
  4. Choose the OK button.

To set up reports for Intrastat

[!NOTE] Intrastat reports can use either the XML or ASCII formats. Depending on the format you use, enter the material number in one of the following fields on the Company Information page.

Format Fields
XML Company No.
ASCII Sales Material No., Purchase Material No.
  1. Choose the Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature. icon, enter Report Selection, and then choose the related link.

  2. On the Report Selection – Intrastat page, in the Usage field, select the type of document that you want to specify reports for. This includes the Intrastat checklist and Intrastat form.

  3. Specify the report or batch job that must run when a user starts the activity for the document type that you specified in the Usage field. Fill in the fields as described in the following table.

    Field Description
    Sequence Specifies where a report is in the printing order.
    Report ID Specifies the ID of the report that prints for this document type.
    Report Name Specifies the name of the report that prints for this document type. The Report Name field updates based on the selection in the Report ID field.
  4. Choose the OK button.

See Also

Export and Print Intrastat Reports
VAT Reporting

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