Generating an XML File of your Germany VAT Report

You can generate an XML file of your Germany VAT report. The XML file is used when submitting German tax returns through the ElsterTransit application.

To generate an XML file of the Germany VAT report:

Go to Reports > VAT/GST > Tax Reports (International).
On the Tax Reports page, select your German VAT-registered subsidiary.

Note:
The countries available for selection in the dropdown list are the subsidiaries and nexuses that have been set up in your account.
Check the Group box to generate a consolidated report that includes child subsidiaries. Consolidated reporting is used if the company and its child subsidiaries are registered as a single tax entity for VAT purposes (they belong to one VAT group).
In the Country Form field, select the Germany VAT report in English or German.

Note:
To make the annual VAT forms available in the dropdown, select a full year tax period.
Select a tax period. Tax Period From and To should be the same for monthly and quarterly. For example, Dec 2011 to Dec 2011, or Q4 2011 to Q4 2011. The Export to XML button will not be available if you select an invalid date range (for example, Jan 2011 to Mar 2011).
Click Refresh to display the report.
Verify that the figures and tax periods are correct. You can drill down on a box value to the transaction details by clicking the box. Details are shown in the Detailed Report page. White boxes are not populated by NetSuite so you must manually enter data in those boxes.
Click Export to XML.
Save the XML either in the NetSuite File Cabinet or on your computer. If the file name does not have the .xml extension, be sure to add .xml to the file name.

Important:

You should review all the values in the report prior to submission.

For information about submitting the XML file to Elster, see Submitting the German Tax Return to Elster.

Generating an XML File of your Germany VAT Report

To generate an XML file of the Germany VAT report:

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