Tax keys in ACCOUNTING

Important information on tax keys


Contents

Basic data


 

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Fields in the header data

Field

Function

Field

Function

Code

Enter the code for the tax key.

Description

Description of the taxes

Percent

Percentage entered in numbers

Sales tax

Activate this checkbox if the tax key is to be used as sales tax code (receivables).

Input VAT

Activate this checkbox if the tax key is to be used as input VAT code (payables).

Print code

In the field Print code you can enter a three-digit tax key in addition to the label of the text that is to be printed on the invoice.
→ The print code consists of alphanumeric characters e.g. ABC.

VAT binding

This checkbox is evaluated for the columns Tax free and Taxable in many invoice layouts.
Lines that are invoiced with a reverse charge tax key ought to be displayed in the column Taxable even though they are 0%.


A tax key may be recorded in the following basic data programs:

  • Activity type

  • Invoicing party

  • Invoicing basic data

  • Address

The system first checks whether the activity type contains a tax key.

  • If yes, this tax key is entered.

  • If not, the system checks whether the address of the invoicing party contains a tax key.

  • If yes, this tax key is entered.

  • If not, the system determines the tax key in the invoicing basic data.


Invoice text tab

On the Invoice text tab you can enter the corresponding text in the language of the invoice or credit note.

Every line may contain a maximum of 100 characters.
→ Example: Language English and text [reverse charge].

Group tab

Here, for accounting purposes, individual groups can be stored in a tax code.

Can be created with self-selected code and free text.

Several entries can be stored for a tax key.

This is for informational purposes only for certain affiliate accounting systems.