Ireland Account Setup

Setting up an account for an organization doing business in Ireland usually requires enabling several features and installing some additional SuiteApps.

Enabling Features

Some features available in your NetSuite account can be very important or even essential for users in Ireland. If they are inactive, you should consider enabling them. Follow the instructions below to enable the most common features beneficial for users in Ireland. However, if you want to get access to some specific product area, go to the Functional Areas help topic and check the exact requirements.

If you don’t have sufficient permissions to enable features, please contact your account administrator.

To enable most common features:

Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features.
On the Company subtab, go to the International section, and check the Multi–language and Multiple Currencies boxes.
(Optional) On the Accounting subtab, go to the Basic Features subtab, and check the GL Audit Numbering box.
(Optional) On the Accounting subtab, go to the Advanced Features subtab, and check the Period End Journal Entries and Foreign Currency Variance Mapping boxes.
On the SuiteCloud subtab, enable the following features:
- SuiteBuilder
- SuiteScript
- SuiteGL
- SuiteFlow
For more information about SuiteCloud features, see SuiteCloud Features.
If your company is registered for EU One Stop Shop, on the Tax subtab check the EU One Stop Shop box.
Click Save.

If your company uses NetSuite across multiple subsidiaries and countries, see Introduction to NetSuite OneWorld.

Available SuiteApps

Some additional features will only become active if you install a specific SuiteApp to your NetSuite account. SuiteApps are applications that extend NetSuite for specific industry and business needs. If you would like to get access to some specific product area, go to the Functional Areas help topic and check which SuiteApps are required to be installed. Ireland-specific features are currently available in the following SuiteApps:

Feature	Area	Description
Electronic Bank Payments	Payments	Enables bank payments of vendor bills, employee expenses, partner and employee commissions, customer refunds, and customer payments within Ireland.
International Tax Reports	Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)	For NetSuite accounts without the SuiteTax feature, the International Tax Reports SuiteApp is used to generate: the Ireland VAT3 report the Annual VAT Return of Trading Details generic sales and purchase reports by tax code the EU Sales List report the generic Intrastat report.
Supplementary Tax Calculation SuiteApp	Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)	Manages EU reverse charges though automatic posting of notional VAT to the General Ledger, and provides support for the calculation of non-deductible input tax. This SuiteApp works in conjunction with the International Tax Reports SuiteApp and is not compatible with SuiteTax. For more information, see Setting Up Tax Codes to Post Notional Tax Amounts. If the SuiteTax feature is enabled in your NetSuite account, do not install the Supplementary Tax Calculation SuiteApp.
Tax Audit Files	Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)	The file enables tax payers to provide their electronic records to tax auditors in support of their tax returns, and for auditors to review accounting records. Ireland doesn't require a specific tax audit file format. One of the following can be used, if needed: OECD Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T) XML file GL Data Extract
SuiteTax Engine	Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)	For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, the SuiteTax Engine sets default tax codes based on local tax requirements.
SuiteTax Data Records	Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)	For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled , SuiteTax Data Records provides tax rates for countries that use VAT/GST. This SuiteApp is used with the SuiteTax Engine SuiteApp. For more information, see Installing the SuiteTax Data Records Bundle
Tax Reporting Framework	Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)	For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, the Tax Reporting Framework is providing functionality that supports local VAT reporting, EU sales list and the Intrastat.
EMEA Localization	Order Management Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)	Provides custom lists and custom fields to collect information that will be used to generate local tax reports. The EMEA Localization SuiteApp is a prerequisite of the Ireland Localization SuiteApp.
Ireland Localization	Accounting Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax) Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)	The Ireland Localization contains the following features: Ireland Tax Reporting Framework VAT3 report Annual VAT Return of Trading Details EU Sales List Intrastat Dispatches Intrastat Arrivals Electronic Bank Payments for Ireland

Feature

Area

Description

Electronic Bank Payments

Payments

Enables bank payments of vendor bills, employee expenses, partner and employee commissions, customer refunds, and customer payments within Ireland.

International Tax Reports

Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts without the SuiteTax feature, the International Tax Reports SuiteApp is used to generate:

the Ireland VAT3 report
the Annual VAT Return of Trading Details
generic sales and purchase reports by tax code
the EU Sales List report
the generic Intrastat report.

Supplementary Tax Calculation SuiteApp

Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

Manages EU reverse charges though automatic posting of notional VAT to the General Ledger, and provides support for the calculation of non-deductible input tax.

This SuiteApp works in conjunction with the International Tax Reports SuiteApp and is not compatible with SuiteTax.

For more information, see Setting Up Tax Codes to Post Notional Tax Amounts.

If the SuiteTax feature is enabled in your NetSuite account, do not install the Supplementary Tax Calculation SuiteApp.

Tax Audit Files

Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

The file enables tax payers to provide their electronic records to tax auditors in support of their tax returns, and for auditors to review accounting records.

Ireland doesn't require a specific tax audit file format. One of the following can be used, if needed:

OECD Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T) XML file
GL Data Extract

SuiteTax Engine

Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, the SuiteTax Engine sets default tax codes based on local tax requirements.

SuiteTax Data Records

Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled , SuiteTax Data Records provides tax rates for countries that use VAT/GST.

This SuiteApp is used with the SuiteTax Engine SuiteApp. For more information, see Installing the SuiteTax Data Records Bundle

Tax Reporting Framework

Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, the Tax Reporting Framework is providing functionality that supports local VAT reporting, EU sales list and the Intrastat.

EMEA Localization

Order Management
Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

Provides custom lists and custom fields to collect information that will be used to generate local tax reports. The EMEA Localization SuiteApp is a prerequisite of the Ireland Localization SuiteApp.

Ireland Localization

Accounting
Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)
Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

The Ireland Localization contains the following features:

Ireland Tax Reporting Framework
- VAT3 report
- Annual VAT Return of Trading Details
- EU Sales List
- Intrastat Dispatches
- Intrastat Arrivals
Electronic Bank Payments for Ireland

To learn more about SuiteApps installation, see Installing a Bundle.

For more information about SuiteApps, see SuiteApps.

Enabling Features

To enable most common features:

Available SuiteApps

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