Poland 

This country version is designed for use by businesses with operations in Poland. As well as the generic SAP R/3 functions, it comprises functions designed for laws and business practices particular to Poland, and a country template to help you customize the system according to local requirements.

This documentation explains how the country-specific functions work and what Customizing settings are made by the country template. It does not cover the generic functions, which are described in the rest of the SAP Library.

Features

Country-Specific Functions

Most of the country-specific functions for Poland relate to Financials, with some additional features in Logistics as well. The main areas are as follows:

·        The Financial Accounting component (FI) contains a number of features that allow you to carry out day-to-day activities following Polish requirements.

For example, it automatically calculates VAT (value-added tax) at the local rates; and in the cash journal, you can print out receipts for cash disbursements and cash receipts in the approved format. In conjunction with add-on programs, you can also make payments by generating electronic files in a range of formats supported by different banks.

At month-end, you can calculate depreciation on assets using Polish depreciation methods. You can also prepare a copy of the VAT register for submission to the tax authorities.

At year-end, you can prepare general purpose financial statements and other statutory reports (lists of postings to the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers) in the approved format.

·        Materials Management (MM) supports the SWW and PKWiU material classifications.

·        Sales and Distribution (SD) allows you to print out tax invoices and correction tax invoices in the approved format.

Country Template

To allow you to customize your Polish company codes more quickly, you can use the Polish country template in the Country Installation Program.