SAP VAT Health Check

During a SAP review we verify the proper design of the implemeted VAT configration. Changes in the business mode, master data or legislation should have an impact on the implemented VAT configuration. The SAP review could validate the correctness and/or completeness of the VAT configuration. If needed possible improvements or additional controls for the Tax Control Framework will be defined.

The review could also bring errors and risks to light. After the quantification and evaluation of the risks and errors a more focused data analysis could take place  

Our approach

Depending on the client's requirements the following VAT relevant topics can be covered during a SAP VAT Health check:

• Tax code design (all created tax codes including specific properties)
•  VAT determination tables including applied access sequences (based on the tax matrices)
• VAT sensitive master data (i.e. VAT registration numbers and tax classifications)
• VAT registration number determination (SAP default is not the correct logic)
• Invoice messages for specific VAT transactions (according to rules EU VAT directive)
•  “Plants abroad” logic and VAT impact
•  VAT reporting (VAT return and EC Sales list) and
• Intrastat reports (completeness of data in the standard SAP report, ie commodity code, statistical value etc).

Unnecessary to mention that understanding the business scenario's and related VAT treatment will be part of the analysis