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 (xRechnung, ZUGFeRD, Peppol) 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

• VAT VIES Declaration Export in XML Planned for February 2026
• Electronically supported tax audit (euBP) Planned for 2026 release wave 2
• GDPdU/GoDB update - based on Audit Files Export Planned for 2027 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

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