Switzerland VAT Change 2018 New VAT Statement Report and Setup - Microsoft Dynamics NAV All Supported Versions

This regulatory update provides an update to functionality around VAT reporting in Switzerland (CH).

Overview

As per January 2018 the VAT rate is changing and this changes the requirements for VAT reporting. Requirements dictates that amounts posted with the previous VAT rate is reported in separate fields on the VAT statement report, corresponding to individual cipher codes. This update includes changes to the VAT Statement report. This update also made an extensive change as to how the VAT report cipher codes are set up. Before this update cipher codes where option values and changes have been made so these are now values from a lookup table, which enables partners or customers to maintain these themselves in the future for future VAT rate changes or changes to cipher code setup for the VAT statement report.

Reference Information

Reference No.	233934
Product Area	Financial Management
Discovered in	Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, 2013 R2, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Title	Switzerland [CH] VAT rate change 2018
Released on	December 2017

Important Notice to Customers

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Important Notice to Partners

As per the SPA, it is non-compliant for partners to redistribute tax and regulatory updates to ERP customers not enrolled in the Business Ready Enhancement Plan. Partners can verify their customer’s status in PartnerSource Business Center. If they're not enrolled, Partners will need to get them current before they can distribute.​

Installation

Before this update can be installed, the following prerequisites are required:

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, 2013 R2, 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018 Switzerland

This update is available through:

Microsoft Dynamics ® NAV 2018 Switzerland, Cumulative Update CU 1

Microsoft Dynamics ® NAV 2017 Swtizerland, Cumulative Update CU 14

Microsoft Dynamics ® NAV 2016 Switzerland, Cumulative Update CU 27

Microsoft Dynamics ® NAV 2015 Switzerland, Cumulative Update CU 39

Microsoft Dynamics ® NAV 2013 R2 Switzerland, Cumulative Update CU 51

Microsoft Dynamics ® NAV 2013 Switzerland, Cumulative Update CU 58

Installation Steps:

For more information about how to install an update rollup, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2834770 - How to install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Cumulative Update

2834770 - How to install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 Cumulative Update

3021418 - How to Install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Cumulative Update

3109325 - How to install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Cumulative Update

3204818 - How to install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Cumulative Update

Note:

• Existing customizations in objects that are included in this update file may break when you import the regulatory feature<span">.

Licensing

Refresh your license to access the new objects that are added with this release.

Objects

The following objects have been added/modified through this release:

Type	No.	Name	Added/Modified
Table	256	VAT Statement Line	Modified
Table	325	VAT Posting Setup	Modified
Codeunit	26100	Update VAT-CH	Modified
Report	26100	Swiss VAT Statement	Modified
Table	11017	VAT Cipher Code	New
Table	11018	VAT Cipher Setup	New
Page	11023	VAT Cipher Codes	New
Page	11024	VAT Cipher Setup	New

Setup and functionality

The reporting of VAT amounts are placed into specific fields (cipher codes) on the VAT Statement report. Before, this was done by selecting specific values from an option field in the setup of the VAT Statement report. Now, this option field has been replaced by an underlying table, so that it can be maintained easier.

Setting up VAT Ciphers

1. Search for the VAT Cipher Codes page and open it

2. Add VAT Cipher Codes corresponding to the official VAT Statement report
   

The VAT Cipher Codes page

Controlling the cipher codes on the VAT Statement report

1. Search for the VAT Cipher Setup page and open it

2. Select the cipher codes that must go into the individual sections on the report:

Updating the VAT Posting Setup

1. Search for the VAT Posting Setup page and open it

2. Add the correct cipher codes to the corresponding setup entries for 2018.

Updating the VAT Statement Template

1. Run the Update VAT Statement Template function here:
   

Finally, edit and run the VAT Statement

Support Information

For technical support questions, contact your partner or direct your questions to the Support for Business hub: https://serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness/create

Download

NAV 2018 [1 MB - ZIP]

NAV 2017 [1 MB - ZIP]

NAV 2016 [994 KB- ZIP]

NAV 2015 [988 KB - ZIP]

NAV 2013 R2 [990 KB - ZIP]

NAV 2013 [982 KB - ZIP]