- A VAT report is a financial document that summarizes a company’s VAT transactions over a specific accounting period to support VAT Return preparation
- The report contains nine boxes covering output VAT on sales, input VAT on purchases, acquisitions from EU states, and net VAT calculations to determine amounts owed or reclaimable
- Box 1 through 5 handle VAT calculations while boxes 6 through 9 record total values of sales, purchases, and EU transactions excluding VAT
- Different VAT accounting schemes like Annual Accounting and Cash Accounting may affect how the VAT report is prepared and filed
- Accounting software typically calculates these boxes automatically based on transaction data to streamline the reporting process
Source: vatit.com
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