A list of VAT bills that are filed in a different month from the bill itself. Every VAT register line has a filing period: the month and year of the VAT return it goes into. Normally that is the bill's own month. If someone sets a different month or year, the bill's VAT moves into another return without any warning. This report finds those bills.
When to use it
- Before you file a VAT return, to check that no bill of the month has slipped into another one.
- When a month's VAT on the return does not match your sales or purchase books.
- After you correct bill dates or Mitis.
Before you start
- You need view access to the Audit reports.
Where to find it
Reports > Audit > VAT Filing Period Issues.
The fields on this screen
| Filter (on screen) | What it does |
|---|---|
| Issue | Shows one kind of problem only. Leave it blank to list every kind. |
The report looks at every year, not only the fiscal year selected at the top of the screen.
Running the report
- Open Reports > Audit > VAT Filing Period Issues.
- Leave Issue blank to see everything, or pick one kind.
- Double-click a row to open that voucher and correct its VAT line.
How it works
Each row names one problem and how serious it is:
- Filed in a month that has not come yet (Error): the bill is filed in a future month, so no return can include it yet. This is usually a wrong year, such as 2083 typed for 2082.
- Filed before the bill month (Error): the bill is filed in a month before it was issued. A return cannot include a bill that did not exist yet.
- Filed after the bill month (Review): the bill is filed in a later month that has already come. This can be genuine, for example a purchase bill that arrived late and was claimed in the next month. Check it, and leave it if it was intended.
The columns side by side are the evidence: Bill Miti and Bill month, then Filed in and Months apart. Months apart is how many months later the bill is filed; a minus figure means earlier.
Tips and common mistakes
- A VAT line with no filing month is not listed here. The return files it in its bill's month automatically.
- This report does not correct anything. Fix the VAT line's month or year, and it drops off the list.
- If the return for the wrong month has already been filed with the tax office, speak to your accountant before you move the bill.
Related guides
- VAT Register Issues, Voucher Fiscal Year Issues, VAT Return, VAT Register.