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Norway Digital Code Mapping

ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance supports the Norway Digital VAT Return introduced on 1 Jan 2022. The digital VAT return is based on SAF-T codes, but note this is a different filing from the SAF-T Financial file. The 1st step to configuring for Norway Digital VAT Return is to set up the allocation specification to use the Norway digital codes. Next, you must set up the mappings as follows.
The next step is to configure the SAF-T codes and each SAF-T code can also be reported with a category code and a comment code, both are optional.
  1. To add a mapping, select
    Configuration
    , then
    Mappings
    .
  2. In the left panel, select
    Norway Code Map
    .
  3. Use the dropdowns to select the following:
    • Allocation Specification: Select an allocation specification that uses Norway codes.
    • Transaction Type: Available selections are AP or AR.
    • Return period
  4. In the
    Source Tax Code
     column, select the source tax code.
  5. In the
    Target Tax Code
     column, select the ellipses icon to open menu of available SAF-T codes. This list is pre-populated from the list provided by the authorities. Select the target tax code from the list.
  6. In the
    Structured Comment
     column, select the structured comment to include in this mapping. This field is optional and may not apply to your business.
  7. In the
    Unstructured Comment
    column, enter the unstructured comment to include in this mapping. This field is optional and may not apply to your business.
    note
    You can enter a structured comment or unstructured comment. You can't have both.
  8. In the
    Category
    column, select the category to include in this mapping. This field is optional and may not apply to your business.
    note
    The authorities allow certain combinations of SAF-T codes and category codes. ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance flags any invalid combinations with an error message.
  9. Check the checkbox in the
    Reverse
    column if this is a reverse change code.
  10. To save the selection, you can select the tab button until a new row is selected or select on a separate row on the grids. When a new blank row appears at the top of the grids, the new mapping has been saved.

Norway Digital VAT Return

The Norway Digital VAT Return is more similar to a transactional listing than a traditional VAT return. It contains the following:
‘A’ Summary by Tax Code
This is a summarised view of all SAF-T codes. It's not used for final filing, but provides a useful review representation.
‘Ax’ Series of Sheets for each SAF-T codes
This is an analysis sheet of each SAF-T code aggregated by source tax code, commentary code, and category code. You can select on the summarised value of each row to view the transactional drilldown.
‘B’ Management Information
This is a summary of the sales and purchases by tax rate. This sheet will be enhanced based on feedback of data that is useful for management reporting purposes.
‘P’ Company Information
This is static information used for efiling and also contains the following.
  • Commentary Code (optional) – This is where you can set a Commentary Code for all SAF-T codes in this return period.
  • Comment (optional)
     - This is where you can set a Comment for all SAF-T codes in this return period. This is an unstructured comment field.
  • VAT Return Category
     – This is where you can set a category code for all SAF-T codes in this return period.
note
Any returns developed after 31 December 2021 that use the traditional Norway VAT return template will have the following error message: ‘This return is valid until 31 December 2021. It is not valid for returns from 1 January 2022 onwards.’

Norway Digital VAT Group Return

Because the Norway Digital VAT Return is more similar to a transactional listing than a traditional VAT return, group returns are essentially an aggregation of the underlying data imported to each of the child entities.
The group template and single template are identical, so there is only 1 template for group and single returns on ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance.
To populate a return created in OIC to file for a VAT group, you should create a dataset with the Norway Digital template. The various entity codes that may appear in source data, specific to each component of the group, should be mapped to 1 group entity that you create using the Entity Manager (
Configuration
Entity Manager
).
Users should not make summary adjustments at group member level expecting these to roll up a group structure. Any changes to source data should be made as transactional edits. This return, which consolidates data from all group members, should be filed as per the usual process for Norway Digital VAT Return.

This article applies to:

  • Product: ONESOURCE Indirect Tax,ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance