Use the General tab to select a file format and enter the output criteria for the tax file that you are creating.
Only the options that are appropriate for the file format that you select in the
File Format field are enabled on this tab.
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Fields
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| Saved Options
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If you or other users previously saved global or personal settings for this tab (using the
Organize button on this tab), click
 beside this field to select a set of saved settings. These settings prefill on the tab, which saves you the time of manually entering them again each time that you want to generate a certain tax file. From the drop-down list in the
Saved Options field, you can select settings from a Global Options folder (saved settings that are available to all Vision users) or a Personal Options folder (saved settings that you created and which only you can access).
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| Organize
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Click this button to open the Organize Options dialog box and save the settings that are currently entered on this tab for future use. Later, when you want to generate the tax file again, you can select the saved settings from the
Saved Options field.
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| Default
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Click this button if you modified the settings on this form and you now want to return them to the original default settings provided by Vision.
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| File Format
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From the drop-down list, select the file format for the tax file that you want to generate.
Options are:
- Belgium - Intra EU Community XML
- Belgium Client Listing XML
- Belgium VAT Declaration XML
- German ELSTER File
- UK VAT Return
After you select a file format, only the appropriate fields that apply for that format are enabled on the General tab.
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| Tax Code
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Select the tax codes to include in the file. The default entry in this field is
<all tax codes>. To select one or more tax codes, click
 beside the field to open the Tax Code Lookup and select the tax codes to include in the file. Only tax codes with an Active status are included in the Tax Code Lookup.
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| Cash Basis Reporting
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This check box is available only if the
Cash-Basis Reporting check box is selected on the Reporting tab in
. Select this option to generate the tax file with cash-basis accounting amounts.
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Time Frame Section
Only the options that are appropriate for the file format that you select in the
File Format field are enabled in this section.
| Field | Description |
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| Time Frame
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Select the time period for the tax file. Options are:
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Current Period: Select this option to generate the file for the active accounting period.
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Year to Date: Select this option to generate the file for the current fiscal year through the active accounting period.
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Range of Periods: Select this option to generate the file for a range of accounting periods. Select accounting periods from the drop-down lists, or enter them in mm/yyyy format.
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Range of Dates: Select this option to generate the report for a range of dates. Vision examines transactions within the specified date range, regardless of the period in which the transactions were posted or the dates of the current active period. Enter the start and end dates, or click the calendar icons to select the dates. When you select
Range of Dates, select the tax date for AP vouchers to use:
- Invoice Date: Include all AP vouchers with an invoice date within those dates.
- Voucher Date: Include all AP vouchers with a voucher date within those dates.
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When you select the
Belgium - Intra EU Community XML file format and you do
not select the
Cash Basis Reporting check box, the maximum amount of time that you can enter in the
Range of Periods or
Range of Dates field is 60 months. If you enter more than 60 months, you receive an error.
AP Vouchers Use Section
| Field | Description |
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| AP Vouchers Use
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Select
Voucher Date or
Invoice Date to determine which date to use as the Tax Point Date in the tax file. If you enter the tax point date into the
Voucher Date field and use a Time Frame selection of
Range of Dates, you might capture different AP Voucher transactions for your tax reporting purposes.
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The options that display on the remaining sections of the General tab vary depending on your
File Format selection. See the Related Topics below.
