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Built-in VAT reports in Business Central

Business Central includes several built-in reports, tracing functions, and tools to help auditors or controllers who are responsible for reporting on VAT.

VAT reports

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The following table describes financial reports that deal with tax/VAT.

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Reconcile VAT amounts in the general ledger with posted VAT entries. The report helps ensure accuracy when you file taxes. Use filters such as posting date and VAT period to validate that reported VAT aligns with transaction-level data. The alignment helps you be compliant and ready for audits. G/L - VAT Reconciliation About G/L - VAT Reconciliation 11
Calculate and report VAT that's due or refundable during tax filing by summarizing input and output VAT based on how you set up your custom VAT statement. Select the relevant statement and period to generate accurate, structured tax reports. VAT Statement About VAT Statement 12
Review and validate individual VAT transactions from posted sales, purchases, and journals for tax audits and accurate VAT reporting. Use filters such as posting date or VAT group to review specific entries and investigate discrepancies. VAT Register About VAT Register 13
Generate a declaration of intra-EU sales to VAT-registered customers for submission to the VIES system, ensuring compliance with EU tax regulations. Validate customer VAT numbers and country codes before running the report to avoid errors. Use this report when submitting required intra-EU sales data to tax authorities. VAT- VIES Declaration Tax Auth About VAT- VIES Declaration Tax Auth 19
Calculate and post VAT that's payable or refundable at the end of a filing period by generating a journal based on posted entries. This report helps streamline tax settlement and compliance work. Calc. and Post VAT Settlement About Calc. and Post VAT Settlement 20
Identify posted transactions where VAT was expected but not applied. The report helps ensure that your VAT setup is accurate, which prevents reporting errors before you file tax returns. VAT Exceptions About VAT Exceptions 31
Verify the validity of VAT registration numbers for customers and vendors by cross-checking them against the EU VIES system. Use this report regularly, and especially before you submit EU sales reports, to ensure compliance with cross-border VAT regulations and avoid reporting errors. VAT Registration No. Check About VAT Registration No. Check 32
Reconcile VAT entries with general ledger accounts before you file taxes by comparing VAT calculated on documents with posted VAT amounts. Use the report to ensure accuracy and alignment of VAT data during tax preparation. VAT Reconciliation Report About VAT Reconciliation Report 743
Review all posted VAT transactions grouped by document date in a register-style format. The report can help you with tax audits, reconciliations, and historical analysis across sales and purchase documents. Day Book VAT Entry About Day Book VAT Entry 2500

Explore finance reports with Report Explorer

To get an overview of the reports that are available for finance, choose All Reports on your Home page. This action opens the Role Explorer, which is filtered to the features in the Report & Analysis option. Under the Finance heading, choose Explore.

Example of reports on the finance role center

To learn more, go to Finding pages and reports with the role explorer.

VAT management overview Ad hoc analysis on finance data
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