Screens and menus

Every Tax menu entry and screen: where to find it, what it is for, what its list shows and which permission it needs.

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Tax > Overview

Tax overview

What it is for
What needs attention in tax today
List: columns and filters
Tiles: Registrations in force, Active determination rules, Returns in progress, Needs attention. Exceptions table (Blocks / Check): no registration, none in force today, ending within 30 days, certificates ending within 30 days, posted lines without a tax code this quarter, unexplained return differences, no approved country package. Latest returns (#, Period, Status, Payable)
Buttons and actions
New return, Simulate a determination, click a tile/exception to open its list
Permission needed
tax.view

Tax > Returns

Tax returns

What it is for
VAT returns: prepare, reconcile, review, approve, submit, acknowledge, amend
List: columns and filters
Number, Registration, Form, From, To, Version, Status, Payable / (refundable), Ledger difference
Buttons and actions
New (dialog), open a return
Permission needed
tax.view; New tax.return.prepare

Return record

What it is for
One return and its evidence
List: columns and filters
Rail Draft > Prepared > Reviewed > Approved > Submitted > Acknowledged; tabs Boxes, Reconciliation, Source lines (n), Amendment bridge (amendments only), History; smart buttons Payable/Refundable, Ledger difference, Lines; blocker banner 'Cannot be approved yet: ...'
Buttons and actions
Prepare, Review, Send back (reject), Approve, Submit, Acknowledgement, Amend, Explain difference, Back to list (each by permission)
Permission needed
tax.return.prepare / review / approve / submit

Tax > Adjustments

Tax adjustments

What it is for
Bad-debt relief, its recovery, and import VAT - proposed by one person, posted by another
List: columns and filters
Number, Kind, Tax date, Reference, Tax code, Net, Tax, Status (with Post / Reject on proposed; 'Customer paid: reverse' on a posted relief)
Buttons and actions
Bad-debt relief, Import VAT, Post, Reject, Customer paid: reverse
Permission needed
tax.view; propose tax.return.prepare; post/reject tax.return.approve

Tax > Determination

Simulator

What it is for
Ask the rules what tax applies to a supply, without (Simulate) or with (Record) a frozen record (only when feature Determination is on)
List: columns and filters
For, Tax date, Customer/supplier (code), Ship-to country, Goods or services, Place of supply, Amounts include tax; lines Product, Tax code (if no rule), Amount; result lines and totals
Buttons and actions
Add a line, Simulate, Record determination
Permission needed
tax.determine

Determinations

What it is for
Frozen determinations (from the simulator and from posted invoices/bills)
List: columns and filters
Number, Tax date, For, Source, Rules, Tax, SHA-256
Buttons and actions
Open: Facts, Lines (code, treatment, rate, net, tax, recoverable, boxes, why), Totals; Check against today's rules
Permission needed
tax.view

Tax > Corporate tax

Corporate-tax workpapers

What it is for
Accounting profit to taxable basis and tax (only when feature Corporate tax is on)
List: columns and filters
Number, Period, Accounting profit, Taxable basis, Tax, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit adjustments (JSON), Review, Approve, Reopen
Permission needed
tax.view; tax.return.prepare / review / approve

Tax > Withholding

Withholding

What it is for
Work out and record withholding on a payment (only when feature Withholding is on)
List: columns and filters
Date, Rule, Payee, Period, Gross, Withheld, Reference
Buttons and actions
Work out, Record
Permission needed
tax.view; tax.determine

Tax > Reporting

Tax register (R037)

What it is for
Every posted taxable line of the period
List: columns and filters
Totals line Output / Input / Recoverable / Net payable; Document, Type, Date, Side, Tax code, Treatment, Net, Tax, Recoverable; From/To
Buttons and actions
Change period
Permission needed
tax.view

Tax to ledger (R039)

What it is for
Tax by the documents against the tax accounts in the ledger
List: columns and filters
Account, Documents, Ledger; Difference line
Buttons and actions
Change period
Permission needed
tax.view

Ledger check

What it is for
Each posted document's tax beside what its own journal moved on the tax accounts
List: columns and filters
Badge 'Every document ties' / 'n documents do not tie'; Documents checked, output, input; table Document, Date, Output (register), Output (ledger), Input ...
Buttons and actions
From / To
Permission needed
tax.view

Tax > Configuration

Tax settings

What it is for
Company tax switches
List: columns and filters
Documents take their tax code from the determination rules; Unrecoverable VAT on goods goes into their cost; Bad-debt relief months
Buttons and actions
Save
Permission needed
tax.view; save tax.configure

Registrations

What it is for
Company TRNs per country, tax and branch with dates
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, TRN, Country, From, To, Status, Activated by
Buttons and actions
New, Edit (draft), Activate (another person), Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Tax authorities

What it is for
FTA / ZATCA etc.: tax, settlement currency, frequency, due days
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status, Activated by
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Determination rules

What it is for
Conditions -> tax code, with priority and exclusivity
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, For, Priority, Gives, From, To, Status, Activated by
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Classifications

What it is for
Tax classes of parties / products / supplies used by rules
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status, Activated by
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Exemption certificates

What it is for
Certificates a rule may require
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, Partner, Code, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Rounding policies

What it is for
Inclusive/exclusive, line/document rounding, decimals, mode
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Return forms

What it is for
The return layout: boxes and what fills them, tolerance
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, Version, Boxes (count), From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Tax groups

What it is for
Group registrations and members by date (only when feature Tax groups is on)
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Withholding rules

What it is for
Payee class, threshold, period, rate, basis (only when feature Withholding is on)
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Corporate-tax policies

What it is for
Rate, threshold, allowed adjustment kinds (only when feature Corporate tax is on)
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Country packages

What it is for
The approved country content version resting on legal sources
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure
What it is for
Register of laws/decisions the content rests on
List: columns and filters
Code, Name, Authority, From, To, Status
Buttons and actions
New, Edit, Activate, Archive, Back to draft
Permission needed
tax.view; changes tax.configure

Finance > Configuration

Taxes (tax codes)

What it is for
Tax codes and their dated rates; country packs
List: columns and filters
Tax code, Tax name, Treatment, Applies to, Rate today, Status; search, filters
Buttons and actions
New tax, Install a country's taxes (AE, SA, BH, OM, QA, KW), open a code: edit, New rate
Permission needed
company.view (list); reference.manage (changes)

Fiscal positions

What it is for
Tax and account substitutions for a customer/supplier (e.g. export -> zero rated)
List: columns and filters
Code, Position, Tax country, Applied (automatic / only where assigned), Status
Buttons and actions
New position, edit, Add a substitution (tax / account), Remove
Permission needed
company.view; changes reference.manage

Applications > Tax

Tax features

What it is for
Determination rules and simulator, Corporate-tax workpapers, Withholding, Tax groups on/off (two people)
List: columns and filters
Always on: Registrations and authorities, VAT returns with sign-off and amendments, Return approval controls and ledger check (protected). Planned: Excise, Bad-debt relief
Buttons and actions
Toggle, Preview, Propose, Approve
Permission needed
Company admin

Tax fields

What it is for
Authority reference on submission: Optional / Required
List: columns and filters
Mode
Buttons and actions
Propose, Approve
Permission needed
Company admin