On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 10:25 -0700, Chris Travers wrote: > > Yes, this is called the ECSL form. I make enough of these that I have a > > perl script that crawls the LedgerSMB database and generates a file of > > the appropriate format to directly load up to the online submission > > system. > > With 1.3, we can probably simplify this a little bit with the tax form > reporting API (we'd have to write a query to grab the records > correctly).
I'm really looking forward to a proper, documented API so I can finished the Oscommerce channel and automate some of the invoice generation. Grabbing the records is fairly simple. > > Purchasing from outside the EU is fairly straightforward. VAT is paid on > > the goods' entry into the country, usually to the shipping agent. This > > can then be claimed back, as per usual, at the end of the quarter. Every > > month the taxman sends you a list of incoming payments which you then > > need to match up against your claims. If they miss one, then too bad, > > you can't claim it back. > > In what format do these come in? Is there an electronic format? Paper.... > > But you will shortly *have* to complete your return online. > > Ok. Either way it seems the key is to be able to ensure we can > generate the reports needed. How we present these (on paper vs > electronically) is a presentation issue and can be handled in a > country-specific way if we need to. What I'd like to know then is: Presentation isn't really an issue. Formats can always be munged as appropriate. > 1) What sorts of reports are needed that we don't have? What could > be added to reports we have to make them work? You need to be able to report: VATable sales, VAT-free intra-community sales and export sales. > 2) Is there a specific electronic format needed for the UK system? Not for the VAT reporting, no. It is done via a fairly simple web interface and there are only seven numbers to type in. The ECSL is done via a simple CSV file format. Nigel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users
