Built-in GST reports in Business Central

Business Central includes several built-in reports, tracing functions, and tools to help auditors or controllers who are responsible for reporting on GST.

GST reports

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The following table describes financial reports that deal with tax/GST.

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Reconcile GST amounts in the general ledger with posted GST entries. The report helps ensure accuracy when you file taxes. Use filters such as posting date and GST period to validate that reported GST aligns with transaction-level data. The alignment helps you be compliant and ready for audits.	G/L - GST Reconciliation	About G/L - GST Reconciliation	11
Calculate and report GST that's due or refundable during tax filing by summarising input and output GST based on how you set up your custom GST statement. Select the relevant statement and period to generate accurate, structured tax reports.	VAT Statement	About GST Statement	12
Review and validate individual GST transactions from posted sales, purchases, and journals for tax audits and accurate GST reporting. Use filters such as posting date or GST group to review specific entries and investigate discrepancies.	GST Register	About GST Register	13
Generate a declaration of intra-EU sales to GST-registered customers for submission to the VIES system, ensuring compliance with EU tax regulations. Validate customer GST numbers and country codes before running the report to avoid errors. Use this report when submitting required intra-EU sales data to tax authorities.	VAT- VIES Declaration Tax Auth	About GST- VIES Declaration Tax Auth	19
Calculate and post GST that's payable or refundable at the end of a filing period by generating a journal based on posted entries. This report helps streamline tax settlement and compliance work.	Calc. and Post GST Settlement	About Calc. and Post GST Settlement	2.0
Identify posted transactions where GST was expected but not applied. The report helps ensure that your GST setup is accurate, which prevents reporting errors before you file tax returns.	GST Exceptions	About GST Exceptions	31
Verify the validity of exemption certification numbers for customers and vendors by cross-checking them against the EU VIES system. Use this report regularly, and especially before you submit EU sales reports, to ensure compliance with cross-border GST regulations and avoid reporting errors.	Exemption Certificate No. Check	About Exemption Certificate No. Check	32
Reconcile GST entries with general ledger accounts before you file taxes by comparing GST calculated on documents with posted GST amounts. Use the report to ensure accuracy and alignment of GST data during tax preparation.	GST Reconciliation Report	About GST Reconciliation Report	743
Review all posted GST transactions grouped by document date in a register-style format. The report can help you with tax audits, reconciliations, and historical analysis across sales and purchase documents.	Day Book GST Entry	About Day Book GST Entry	2500

Explore finance reports with Report Explorer

To get an overview of the reports that are available for finance, choose All Reports on your Home page. This action opens the Role Explorer, which is filtered to the features in the Report & Analysis option. Under the Finance heading, choose Explore.

To learn more, go to Finding pages and reports with the role explorer.

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