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Value added tax (advance return) - overview

Updated over 2 months ago

Sales tax overview

Via Finance > VAT or Finance > UVA (Austria) you can access the overview of the advance returns for a year. First set the correct calendar year.

The overview table contains the corresponding submission periods with the submission date. Click on the Open advance return link to open the UVA form for the relevant period.

The "Open prenotification" link is only displayed if the period has postings.

Clicking on an entry in the "Last transmission date" column immediately shows you the transmitted values with transfer protocol and response XML from the tax office.

If postings were still made in this period after the advance VAT return was submitted, you will see a warning sign in the VAT status column, which draws your attention to the subsequent postings. This also includes the date of the last posting in this period.

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Notifications

In the Declarations section, you can

  • Create advance VAT returns and view sent advance returns with transfer log in the archive

  • Createsummarised returns and view the sent returns in the archive

  • Submit an application for a permanent extension with calculation of the special advance payment.

  • Call up the sales tax validation and use the tax checklists from there

  • Gain further insights via the VAT checklists.

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If you move the mouse over the entries in the Notifications section, you may see a blue double arrow that provides access to further information. Right-clicking also opens the window for further information.

Advance VAT return

In this form, you set the registration period and set any indicators.
The taxation type is already defined in your settings under Manage company.

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Start the transmission by clicking the Transmit to tax office button. Enter the path to your ELSTER certificate, the file name and your PIN and start the transmission by clicking on the corresponding button.

Important: For a successful transmission, your tax number must be stored under Organisation > System administration > Manage company and your company address must be entered.

You have the option of automatically closing the posting periods when submitting the advance VAT return. To do this, under System menu > Manage accounting > Company in the Tax office business object, set the value for Close periods on VAT submission to Yes. The submitted period remains open by default.

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