3504155 - VAT Return - Tax Box Code 221B is negative in the system and positive in the XML file

You have executed the VAT Return and noticed the amount of the Tax Box Code 221B is negative, i.e. -1000.00 CHF, however, in the generated XML file, the amount is positive.

You wonder why the amount is negative in the system and positive in the XML file.

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1. Go to Tax Management Work Center > VAT Returns view
2. Select "All Tax Returns"
3. Search for the respective Tax Return ID 
4. Open the VAT Return
5. click View All
6. Go to Tax Return tab
7. For the Tax Box Code 221B, the amount is negative, i.e. -1000.00 CHF
8. Go to Attachments tab and download the file
9. Open the XML file
10. It shows the following information
    <eCH-0217:suppliesAbroad>1000.00</eCH-0217:suppliesAbroad>
11. Here, you can see that the value is positive

There is a code mapping in the backend which will change the sign from Negative to Positive for tax box code 221B and update the same in XML file.

Expected system behavior.

eCH-0217:suppliesAbroad, tax return, VAT, Switzerland , KBA , SRD-FIN-GLO-TAX , GLO - Tax Declaration , How To