You can use this function to create your advance return for tax on sales/purchases and then transfer the encrypted data electronically to the tax authority.
Example
In Germany, you are legally obliged as of 2005 to send your advance return for tax on sales/purchases electronically to your tax authority. The system uses the predefined XML interface of the tax authority. This has the same layout as the official form.
You need to have made the settings in Customizing and have the authorizations to execute the relevant programs. For more information, see Setting Up Electronic Advance Tax Returns .
The electronic advance return for tax on sales/purchases consists of a two-step procedure:
Creating an advance return for tax on sales/purchases: Selecting reporting data
First you determine which data you are required to report using the advance return for tax on sales/purchases (RFUMSV00) program . The reporting data of a period is known as a return. This program also lets you create and correct returns (corrected return).
Editing and transferring reporting data: Electronic Data Transmission to Authorities
You can check, edit, and transfer reporting data to an authority with the electronic data transmission to authorities (FOT_B2A_ADMIN) administration report . You can then view the appropriate transfer and receipt log.
The figure below illustrates the two-step procedure for the electronic advance return for tax on sales/purchases :