2023-11 | 3 November 2023
Legislative Updates
Singapore:
A raise in GST rate from 8% to 9% is expected to come into effect from 2024 reporting period. New tax codes have been added with the 9% standard rate. Additionally, the return summary was also updated to reflect the reporting of new rates. The changes will be available for datasets with start dates in 2024.UAE:
- New tax codes were added to facilitate reporting of E-Commerce Supplies: 7 for e-commerce supplies per Emirate and 7 for Adjustments on e-commerce output tax per Emirate.
- The return summary was updated to reflect the boxes reserved for e-commerce reporting. These boxes are hidden by default and are enabled via checkboxes in the Return Summary Analysis sheet.
- New tax codes have been added for transactions related to the local supply of electronic devices under Reverse Charge mechanism
Content Enhancements
Australia:
- An error message was added to the ABN number and Tax File Number (TFN) of the Company information sheet to facilitate submission of the GST return. This will ensure that correct formats are applied.
- The Other Adjustments sheet was updated to enable API import of the data flowing to thePAYG Tax Withheldsection in the return summary.
France:
A missing value in Box 23 and inconsistent formulas in the .pdf form of the VAT return have been resolved.VAT return PDF forms:
New sheets were added under the Main Return section with the .pdf version of the VAT form. The form populates the values from Return Summary and Company Information sheet. In this release this has been added for Austria, Australia, Croatia, Latvia and Malta.Portugal:
- A checkbox was added to the ESL listing sheet to clear the error resulting from rounding differences between the listing and box 7 of the VAT return.
- A warning will be displayed on Company Information sheet if the return purpose is Listings to alert users that there are manual adjustments present in the dataset. Manual adjustments should not be made in Listings returns. They can lead to discrepancies in the annual VAT returns that they consolidate to. The warning can be cleared.
E-FILING Updates
We are continuously expanding the e-filing coverage. The following returns and listings reports can now be exported in filing formats required for submission on the tax authority portals
- Croatia VAT return .xml format
- Croatia ESL and EPL .xml format
- Croatia U-RA listing .xml format
- Cyprus intrastate .xml format
- Latvia intrastat .xml format
- Malta intrastat .xml format
Netherlands Return submission update:
You can now submit both ESL and VAT from the same return without being blocked upon submission of either of them.Saf-T Updates
LU SAF-T -XML:
In this release, any inconsistencies in the schema leading to generating field names for optional elements that are not provided in the import details have been corrected.API Automation Updates
- Deletion of dataset using API:This implementation will help users to delete the dataset using API. Current implementation allows users the following activities:
- Ability to delete the dataset when all returns are in draft status.
- The following error message is shown if any returns associated with a dataset are open. Users are not able to delete that dataset:
One or more calculation(s) associated is open and cannot be deleted.
- With this release, updates to company information to facilitate API import and reporting will now be rolled out to most of the jurisdictions covered in ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance.
- Bulk import deletion using an API now allows users to delete the API imports without any previously seen issue. This will also avoid any discrepancy of the import status.
- Access to Audit reports via API: Users have increased access to Audit reports not only from UI but also via API . Audit reports are available for Client Administrator access and higher access roles.
- Populating manual data Workbook API: Workbook API now let you retrieve and populate manual data entry cells in multiple blocks on a single sheet.
General Updates
Imports
- An intermittent error for an unhandled exception observed while importing data using API has been resolved.
- An issue related to the imports error "Index was outside the bounds of the array" has been corrected. Users can import data without seeing the error.
- Processing issue of a CSV file with a ( | ) delimiter has been corrected and importing of a file is done successfully.
Returns
- Re-run for group uploads: We resolved an issue related to data imports for VAT transactions and Intrastat when users re-run imports using the Audit Upload Details screen for group return.
- Notification Inconsistency: Users can now expect a more consistent and reliable representation of the progress of the tasks that are executed within the return.
Datasets
Dataset/Return Deletion: Placed a restriction for a user with ‘Read only access’ from deleting the dataset/return whenever there are entities/returns with read-only access.
Reports
- Data discrepancy resolved in Audit Tax Classification Map Report: Incorrect data problem in Reverse sign (original and modified) columns has been resolved and the data is filled in just as other columns in the same report.
- Enhancements to the Audit Return Status Report: ‘Filing status’ and ‘Timestamp’ information has been added to this report that can be utilized through API or UI to increase the visibility of any changes being made to these columns
- Enhancements to custom reports added at organization level:
- Client Namehas been added as a separate column in the report for a better view of the source where the report is originally created.
- OIC restricts the creation of duplicate reports. For example, whenever a custom report is added at the organization level, the same report cannot be created for other clients of the same database.
- Ability to run reports across clients in the same DB to which the user has access: To ease the process of reviewing the data within an ONESOURCE Client Manager database, audit reports have been enhanced to facilitate extraction of data across clients for which the user has access to, with appropriate permissions in place. For more information on how to enable this, get in touch with your TR contact.
- Enhancements to Audit Returns Data: Management information report enhancements – Additional columns were added to the report to provide more information on the entity details and return dates.
- Enhancements to Audit Tax Classification Map Report: The following additional columns were added to the report:
- Tax code Jurisdiction
- VAT Rate
Other Updates
- Deletion of the attachments: Users with enhanced permissions can now delete the attachments without any issues.
- Error on the View Uploads pop-up: The issue of missing links and unknown error on the view uploads pop-up is resolved. With the fix provided, users can easily open the returns with the link provided in the upload details.
Upgraded Content Templates
This release contains the following new template versions:
- Belgium Single template 7.168
- Belgium Group template 7.102
- Bulgaria Single template 7.142
- Bulgaria Group template 7.44
- Germany Single template 12.234
- Germany Group template 12.177
- Germany Annual Single template 12.144
- Germany Annual Group template 12.128
- Denmark Single template 5.123
- Denmark Group template 5.87
- Greece Single template 6.98
- Greece Group template 6.63
- Spain Single template 11.392
- Spain Group template 11.235
- Spain Annual Single template 11.132
- Spain Annual Group template 11.124
- Finland Single template 4.126
- Finland Group template 4.80
- Lithuania Single template 5.82
- Lithuania Group template 5.56
- Singapore Single template 8.57
- Singapore Group template 8.50
- United Kingdom Single template 12.291
- United Kingdom Group template 12.193