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The following articles describe local functionality that's unique to the French version of Business Central.
Important
In 2026 release wave 2 (v29), the French version of Business Central is updated to be a set of extensions on top of the W1 Base App. For the next three releases, you can choose whether to enable the new features. After this period, Microsoft will deprecate the previous features and automatically enable the extension.
Feature availability
VAT
- New Audit Export functionality Available Now
- Export General Ledger Entries for Tax Audits Available Now
- Export General Ledger Entries to an XML File Available Now
- Requirements for Reporting Declaration of Trade in Goods Available Now
- Reporting Declaration of Services DES Available Now
E-Invoicing
- E-Reporting in France Available Now
- Electronic invoicing in France with UBL 2.1 and Factur-X Available Now
Banking & Payments
- Set Up Payment Addresses Available Now
- Set Up Payment Statuses Available Now
- Set Up Payment Steps Available Now
- Set Up Payment Classes Available Now
- Archive Payment Slips Available Now
- Create Payment Slips Available Now
- Export Payments Available Now
- Export or Import Payment Management Setup Parameters Available Now
- Payment Management Available Now
- Post Payment Slips Available Now
Core Finance
- Apply General Ledger Entries Available Now
- Unapply General Ledger Entries Available Now
- Close a Year Available Now
- Close Income Statement Accounts Available Now
- Fiscally Close Accounting Periods Available Now
- Fiscally Close Years Available Now
- Fiscal Periods and Fiscal Years Available Now
- General Ledger Available Now
- Open a New Fiscal Year Duplicate Available Now
- Post the Year-End Closing Entry Available Now
- Overview of Year-End Processes Available Now
- Print General Ledger Reports Available Now
- Reopen Accounting Periods Available Now
- Specify Posting Periods Available Now
- View Ledger Reconciliations Available Now
Sales
- Deliver sales invoice with French specifics Available Now
Fixed Assets
- Set Up Accelerated Depreciation Available Now
- Accelerated Depreciation Available Now
- Calculate Accelerated Depreciation Available Now
Future legislation requirements being investigated
- Delocalization of FR base app - Planned during 2026
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