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id: change/bcapps/11206
type: change
title: "#11206 [CH] When posting with FCY, VAT G/L Entry stores VAT base amount in Source Currency Amount instead of VAT amount"
summary: In the Swiss (CH) localization, VAT G/L entries posted in a foreign currency now store the VAT amount in Source Currency Amount instead of the VAT base amount. Gen. Jnl.-Post Line no longer recalculates source currency amounts when it initializes a system-generated G/L entry.
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language: en
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    title: "microsoft/BCApps#11206: [CH] When posting with FCY, VAT G/L Entry stores VAT base amount in Source Currency Amount instead of VAT amount"
    date: "2026-09-11"
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number: 11206
repo: microsoft/BCApps
source_id: bcapps-prs
url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/11206
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base_branch: main
major: "30"
merged_at: "2026-09-11T10:57:21Z"
author: dcenic
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    base: releases/29.x
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/11269
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# #11206 [CH] When posting with FCY, VAT G/L Entry stores VAT base amount in Source Currency Amount instead of VAT amount

> In the Swiss (CH) localization, VAT G/L entries posted in a foreign currency now store the VAT amount in Source Currency Amount instead of the VAT base amount. Gen. Jnl.-Post Line no longer recalculates source currency amounts when it initializes a system-generated G/L entry.

[Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/11206) · merged into `main` (BC30) on 2026-09-11 by dcenic · 2 files (+90 -2), 1 AL · fix · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## What changed

- VAT G/L entries during foreign currency posting now use correct source currency amounts
- Fixes incorrect storage of VAT base amount instead of VAT amount in Source Currency Amount field
- Changes initialization logic in Gen. Jnl.-Post Line to avoid recalculating source currency amounts
- Test coverage added to verify the correct behavior with foreign currency VAT posting
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

## AL objects touched

- [Codeunit 12 "Gen. Jnl.-Post Line"](../../objects/codeunit/12.md), Base Application (CH layer): modified

## Also merged into

- [#11269](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/11269) into `releases/29.x` on 2026-09-11

## Context

- Work items: AB#649413
- Labels: Team: Finance
- Systems: finance
- From the description: "When posting with FCY, VAT G/L Entry stores VAT base amount in Source Currency Amount instead of VAT amount"

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