VAT Return & E-Reporting Automation for Business Central

Recursos Principais

Configurable VAT return templates per country, with box layout, period frequency and rounding rules held as data — not hard-coded

Box mapping from VAT entries and VAT Posting Setup, with drill-down from any return box to source VAT entries and original documents

Reverse charge handling, EC Sales List (ESL) generation and Intrastat dispatch/arrival reporting alongside the standard return

Pre-submission validation and reconciliation checks: VAT entries vs. G/L control accounts, box arithmetic, and period-completeness with blocking errors and warnings

Direct e-filing connectors where a country exposes a digital API (e.g. HMRC Making Tax Digital), with submission status and receipt stored on the return record

Compliant submission-file generation (XML/CSV/country format) for jurisdictions without a usable API, ready for portal upload

Job queue entries to stage and pre-calculate returns on each period close, so preparers open a ready-to-review worksheet

Separate preparer and approver permission sets enforcing a review-and-release workflow before filing

Full audit trail per return: who calculated, who approved, submission timestamp, gateway receipt/reference and the exact figures filed

BC REST/OData API endpoints exposing return data for Power BI dashboards, Power Automate flows and Dataverse-based approvals

Multi-registration support for groups filing under several VAT/GST numbers across entities and countries from one Business Central tenant

Period-lock and re-open controls plus adjustment/correction handling so amended returns are traceable against the original filing

Feito sob encomenda, pronto para você

Sem configuração por conta própria — um app funcional criado, instalado e com suporte da ECOSIRE.

Você faz o pedido

Comece com um preço único de desenvolvimento. Definimos o escopo com você no início.

Nós criamos e instalamos

A ECOSIRE cria, configura e instala no seu Dynamics 365 Business Central.

No ar + suporte

Você entra no ar em cerca de 2–4 semanas, com um período de suporte pós-lançamento.

Sobre este Produto

VAT Return & E-Reporting Automation for Business Central is a build-to-order AL extension that turns the manual, spreadsheet-driven scramble of multi-country VAT filing into a controlled, repeatable process inside Business Central itself.

This is not an instant AppSource download. ECOSIRE scopes your VAT registrations, country box layouts and filing channels, builds the extension in AL, and installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment (cloud SaaS or on-prem). We then support it as your obligations and the underlying schemas change.

What it does. The extension adds configurable VAT return templates per country, mapping each return box to your VAT Posting Setup and VAT entries with full drill-down back to source documents. It handles reverse charge, EC Sales List (ESL) and Intrastat alongside the standard return, and runs validation and reconciliation checks — VAT entries vs. G/L, box totals vs. control accounts, and period-completeness — before anything leaves the system.

How it's built. We use table and page extensions for return configuration and worksheet UX, event subscribers on VAT posting and statement routines, a job queue entry to stage returns on a schedule, and dedicated permission sets for preparers vs. approvers. Where a country exposes a digital filing API (for example HMRC Making Tax Digital), we build a direct e-filing connector; elsewhere we generate the compliant submission file or expose the data over the BC REST/OData API for Power Platform or Dataverse workflows. Calculation logic and box mappings ship as configuration, so adding a country or adjusting a box doesn't require a code rebuild.

Honest delivery: typical builds land in a few weeks depending on country count and filing channels.

O que você ganha

A per-tenant Business Central AL extension (.app) built to your VAT registrations, country box layouts and filing channels, installed on your environment

Country VAT return templates configured and box-mapped to your VAT Posting Setup, with at least one return reconciled end-to-end against a real period

E-filing connector(s) or compliant submission-file export configured for each in-scope jurisdiction, including gateway credentials wiring where applicable

Permission sets for preparer and approver roles, plus the job queue setup for scheduled return staging

ESL and Intrastat report configuration where in scope, validated against sample data

Configuration and operations guide (how to add a country/box, run a period, validate, approve and file) plus a recorded handover walkthrough

Source AL code and a defined support window covering BC platform updates and country schema changes

Para quem é isso

Group VAT / tax accountant

Owns periodic VAT/GST returns across several countries and registrations. Wants one place in Business Central to calculate, reconcile, approve and file — with drill-down to defend every box figure during an audit.

Finance controller / shared-services lead

Runs the period-close calendar for multiple entities. Needs scheduled staging, a preparer/approver split and a clean audit trail so filings are consistent and on time without spreadsheet handoffs.

Business Central partner / internal BC admin

Manages the BC tenant and extensions. Prefers a per-tenant AL extension that respects VAT Posting Setup, ships box mappings as configuration, and exposes data over the REST/OData API for Power Platform rather than bespoke one-off scripts.

Como VAT Return & E-Reporting Automation for Business Central se compara

Critério	ECOSIRE	Construção personalizada	Concorrente
Multi-country VAT return templates with configurable box mapping	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
Drill-down from any return box to VAT entries and source documents	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
Reverse charge, EC Sales List and Intrastat in one workflow	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
Pre-submission validation and reconciliation vs. G/L control accounts	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
Direct e-filing connectors where a country API exists (e.g. HMRC MTD)	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
Built, installed per-tenant and supported on your own BC environment	Incluído	Incluído	Não incluído
Preparer/approver permission sets and full filing audit trail	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
REST/OData exposure for Power BI, Power Automate and Dataverse	Incluído	Suporte parcial	Suporte parcial
Tailored exactly to your registrations without per-seat SaaS fees	Incluído	Incluído	Não incluído

Perguntas frequentes sobre VAT Return & E-Reporting Automation for Business Central

How long until it's live, and is this an AppSource app I download instantly?

No — this is build-to-order, not an instant AppSource install. After we confirm your in-scope countries, registrations and filing channels, a typical build is a few weeks (more for many jurisdictions or several direct e-filing connectors). ECOSIRE builds the AL extension, installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment, and reconciles at least one real return with you before go-live.

What happens to support and updates after delivery?

You get the source AL code and a defined support window. We cover Business Central platform updates (so the extension keeps installing cleanly through BC release waves) and changes to country VAT box layouts or filing-API schemas within scope. New countries, new connectors or new report types are quoted as additional scoped work. Ongoing support can continue on a maintenance arrangement after the initial window.

Does it work with Business Central online (SaaS) and on-premises?

Yes. It's delivered as a per-tenant extension and works on BC online (cloud SaaS) and supported on-premises versions. Direct e-filing connectors that call external gateways need outbound connectivity from the environment; where that isn't possible we configure compliant file export for portal upload instead.

How does it calculate the return boxes and let me prove the figures?

Boxes are mapped from your VAT entries and VAT Posting Setup using configuration, not hard-coded logic. Every box on the return supports drill-down to the underlying VAT entries and source documents, and pre-submission checks reconcile VAT entries against G/L control accounts and validate box arithmetic and period completeness — so you can defend each figure in an audit.

Can it feed Power BI, Power Automate or Dataverse?

Yes. Return and box-level data is exposed over the Business Central REST/OData API, so you can build Power BI dashboards, drive Power Automate approval flows, or run Dataverse-based workflows. Approvals can stay in BC via the preparer/approver permission sets, or be routed through Power Platform — your choice during scoping.