2923821 - German Quarterly VAT Return Form

You have created a quarterly VAT Return for Germany.

In the VAT Return Form/ PDF the field Month (last month of the quarter) is populated instead of the field Kalendarvierteljahr.

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to the Tax Management work center
2. Go to the VAT Returns subview in the Tax Returns view.
3. Search and select VAT Return for a quarter (3 months).
4. Click Preview.

In the VAT Form Template, the field month (last month of the quarter) is populated instead of the field Kalendarvierteljahr.

• The quarterly tax return for Germany is not supported in ByDesign.
• The from and to dates are free inputs while creating a tax return run, but the form still would indicate only the last month.
• This is a known limitation.

You need to manually set the field or inform the tax authority while submitting the same.

The frequency of advance returns depends on the VAT actually paid in the previous year.

German VAT returns are filed monthly when the total VAT payable the previous calendar year exceeds €9,000 (since 01.01.2025).
If the tax payable is below this amount, VAT returns are normally filed on a quarterly basis.
Businesses filing quarterly VAT returns can request a change into monthly filing when the total amount of refundable VAT in the prior year exceeds €9,000.
Finally, if the total amount of VAT payable does not exceed €2,000 in the previous year, the company is allowed to file VAT returns annually.

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