## (DEU) Understanding Country-Specific Functionality for Germany

This chapter provides overviews of VAT processing for Germany and German-specific setup and processes that you use in addition to the standard setup and processes provided in the base software.

### Understanding German VAT

If you work with VAT in Germany, you should understand these terms and principles:

- VAT returns must be completed for each month by the tenth day of the following month and filed with the local tax office.

- You must pay any excess output VAT over input VAT at the time of filing.

In Germany, these transactions are nontaxable:

- Transactions within the same entity.

- Transactions for the transfer of business.

- Transactions for subsidies, penalty payments, and compensation.

### Germany-Specific Setup and Processes

This table lists the country-specific setup and functionality for Germany.

Setup or Process | Description
UDCs (user-defined codes) | Set up base-software UDCs with Germany-specific values, and set up Germany-specific UDCs for: Bank accounts See Setting Up UDCs for Germany. Set up UDCs for European Union reporting. See Setting Up UDCs for Intrastat Reporting. Set up UDCs to print invoices with an attached International Payment Instruction (IPI). See Setting Up UDCs for International Payment Instructions. Set up these UDCs for companies: Affiliated Companies (74/AC) Code Number (74/30) See Setting Up UDCs for European Companies.
Next numbers | No country-specific setup for next numbers exists for Germany.
Bank accounts | When you set up bank accounts in Germany: Review the overview about using international bank account numbers (IBAN). See Understanding International Bank Account Numbers. Enter country-specific values when you enter supplier bank account information. See (CAN, DEU, FIN, GBR, NOR, SWE, and USA) Setting Up Country-Specific Supplier Bank Account Information. Enter additional information required for foreign payments. See Setting Up Bank Information in Germany.
Voucher processing | Enter required voucher information for foreign payments. See Understanding Vouchers for Z1 Payments for Germany.
Payment processing | Before processing payments in Germany, set up the payment formats. See Setting Up Payment Formats for Germany. To work with Z1 payments in Germany: Modify information at the payment group level or payment detail level for Z1 payments. See Processing Z1 Payments for Germany. Run the Create A/P Bank Diskette - Germany program (R04572G5).
Automatic debit processing | Before processing automatic debits in Germany, set up the debit format. See Setting Up Automatic Debit Formats for Germany.
Invoice processing | In addition to standard invoice processing, you can print invoices with an attached International Payment Instruction (IPI). To print these invoices and attachments: Set up UDCs for IPIs. See Setting Up UDCs for International Payment Instructions. Print invoices with attached IPIs. See Printing Invoices with an Attached International Payment Instruction.
Encashments | You can process encashments for Germany using one of three methods. See Understanding Encashments for Germany.
Tax processing | You can electronically submit files for tax audits in Germany. See (DEU) Working With Electronic Tax Reporting for Germany.
Intrastat and other European Union reporting | See (Europe) Setting Up European Union Functionality. See (Europe) Using European Union Functionality.
Legal reporting | You must collect and report data to the Deutsche Bundesbank (German Federal Bank) outstanding payables and receivables with foreign entities. See Working with the Z5a Sheet 2 Report for Germany.
Fixed assets | German-specific reports for fixed assets include: Asset Master List (R741201A) Asset Master Acquisitions (R741201B) Value Adjustments (R741202A2) Acquisition Cost (R741202A1) See (DEU) Reports for Germany. A German-specific depreciation method exists. See Understanding International Depreciation Methods.
Oracle Business Accelerator | The Oracle Business Accelerator solution is available for Germany, as well as other countries. The preconfigured data that are part of the Oracle Business Accelerator solution is based on business processes that have been designed according to the best business practices for a specific country and industry. See http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/iou/implement/rapid_start/rapid_start_prtr_notes.jsp