Germany local functionality
The following articles describe local functionality that is unique to the German version of Business Central.
Feature availability
VAT
- Set Up Reports for VAT and Intrastat Available Now
- Set Up VAT Reports Available Now
- VAT Reporting Available Now
- Create VAT Reports Available Now
- Correct VAT Reports Available Now
- Sales VAT Advance Notifications Available Now
- Declare VAT-VIES Tax Available Now
- EU Sales List in Germany Available Now
Banking & Payments
- Print Vendor Payments List Reports Available Now
Core Finance
- German Electronic Invoicing Available Now
- Export and Print Intrastat Reports Available Now
- Post a Negative Entry Available Now
- Process for Digital Audits Available Now
- Set Up Data Exports for Digital Audits Available Now
- Export Data for a Digital Audit Available Now
- GoBD Filter Examples Available Now
- Upgrade a .DTD Definition File Available Now
- Walkthrough: Exporting Data for a Digital Audit Available Now
Purchasing
- Set Up Delivery Reminders Available Now
- Set Up Delivery Reminder Terms, Levels, and Text Available Now
- Delivery Reminders Available Now
- Assign Delivery Reminder Codes to Vendors Available Now
- Create Delivery Reminders Manually Available Now
- Generate Delivery Reminders Available Now
- Issue Delivery Reminders Available Now
- Print Test Reports for Delivery Reminders Available Now
General
- Currency Exchange Rates Available Now
- Include Company Registration Numbers on Sales Reports and Purchase Reports Available Now
- Print General Ledger Setup Information Available Now
Future legislation requirements being investigated
- Adding ZUGFeRD e-invoicing format Planned for 2025 release wave 1
- GDPdU/GoDB update - based on Audit Files Export Planned for 2026 release wave 1
If you're aware of any upcoming regulatory features, submit a Regulatory Feature Alert.
Related information
- Certification of Business Central for German market (document is in German)
- Work with Business Central
- Country/regional availability and supported languages