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# VAT

> VAT functionality in the Austrian version of Business Central. It covers creating a VAT statement, including temporary 5% rates and FDF export, and VAT reporting through the VAT Statement AT and VAT-VIES Declaration XML reports.

Path: [Business functionality](../../../business-functionality.md) > [Local functionality](../../local-functionality.md) > [Austria](../austria.md) > VAT · tier official · system finance · narrative reviewed (checked by Opus)

## Overview

This section describes how the Austrian version handles VAT reporting to tax authorities and for EU compliance. It has two pages and no subtopics.

"VAT reporting in the Austrian version" gives the overall picture: the VAT Statement AT report and the VAT-VIES Declaration XML report, with export to files for submission, including through the Finanz Online Portal. "How to Create a VAT Statement" is the step-by-step page for producing the statement, filtering by period, choosing the reporting type and exporting to FDF or XML.

Start with the reporting overview to see which reports exist, then follow the creation page when you need to prepare and export a statement.

## Key points

- The Austrian version offers VAT Statement AT and VAT-VIES Declaration XML reports.
- VAT statements can be created for reporting VAT to tax authorities.
- The VAT statement supports temporary 5% VAT rates.
- Statement creation includes period filtering and reporting type selection.
- A VAT statement can be exported as an FDF file or as XML.
- The Update VAT Statement function is available when creating a statement.
- VIES reporting supports EU compliance, and VAT reporting integrates with the Finanz Online Portal for submission to tax authorities.

## Learn pages

- [How to Create a VAT Statement](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Austria/how-to-create-a-vat-statement): You can submit a periodic report of VAT transactions. The VAT statement is submitted as an FDF file that corresponds with an editable PDF file from the tax authorities.
- [VAT reporting in the Austrian version](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Austria/vat-reporting): You can report VAT electronically to the tax authorities in the Austrian version.

## Videos, posts and code changes

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- [#11419 [main] Bug 650139 The Non-Deductible VAT Amount is currently not taken into account in the VAT return Austria](../../../../../changes/bcapps/11419.md) (code change): "The Austrian VAT return report now includes non-deductible VAT amounts"
- [#12127 [AT] VAT Statement report doesn't print the 4.9% VAT rate columns on the U30 Form](../../../../../changes/bcapps/12127.md) (code change): "VAT Statement report for Austria now correctly includes 4.9% VAT rate columns"

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