Creating Electronic VAT Returns

As of January 1, 2015, all Russian taxpayers are required by law to file the VAT return in electronic form.

You can use the solution described below to do the following:

Prepare and output the main VAT return in the format prescribed by law
Prepare and output the VAT return for the Customs Union
Prepare and output corrective VAT returns for previous tax periods

You can run the program to generate an XML-based output file for the VAT return on the SAP Easy Access screen under Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting General Ledger Reporting Tax Reports Russia VAT Returns End of the navigation path (program J_3RVATDECL).

Prerequisites

You have carried out all the required steps described in Preparation of VAT Returns.
You have checked file names for XML-based output files of sections 8-12 on the SAP Easy Access screen under Accounting Financial Accounting General Ledger Reporting Tax Reports Russia VAT Return File Names for VAT Return Sections .

Procedure

On the selection screen, make the settings as necessary.
Enter run dates and IDs of the Advance Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases (RFUMSV00) and the Deferred Tax Transfer (RFUMSV50) programs. Leave the Correction Number field empty to create a main return or enter a correction number to create a corrective return. The first correction must have Correction Number 1.
You also have the option of saving program run results to the database and reading them later. When you save the results to the database, enter an identification key in the Identification field, and when you need to retrieve those results, use the same identifier. You are advised to use the same identifier across several different periods.

You can enter the investment partnership contract date and validity under the Investment Partnership tab.
The output ALV-based list displays a tree with VAT returns on the left side and the contents of the returns on the right side. The returns are grouped together under the VAT Reporting node. Each child node of the VAT Reporting node is a main or corrective (if correction number is entered on Selection screen) return. The main or corrective returns may have tax agent sections.

The contents of the returns are displayed one section at a time. You can choose which section to display by choosing it from the Section drop-down list.

On this screen, you have the option to generate XML-based output files and save them to a hard drive or server.

You can also use the option view the program log by clicking the View Log pushbutton.