Questions to ask Business Central
How do I check VAT or sales tax entries before filing a return?
The short answer
In standard Business Central:
- Run the VAT Statement for the period, or the sales tax reports your version provides.
- Review VAT Entries for the period, filtered by posting group.
- Compare with the previous period and look into anything unusual.
Spotting what is unusual is the hard part, and it is easy to miss on a busy return.
The faster way
With Bee Solved, the AI Assistant for Business Central, you ask for a check of the period before you file.
Check our VAT entries for last quarter before we file.
| Product posting group STANDARD | Up 38% on the period before |
| Cross-border sales with no VAT registration number | 2 entries |
| VAT entries against VAT accounts | Difference of 12.40 |
- For VAT and GST: big swings by posting group, rarely used posting group combinations, unusual reverse charge, missing registration numbers on cross-border sales, entries with no posted document, and differences between the tax entries and their G/L accounts.
- For US and Canadian sales tax: gaps in the tax setup, tax-liable customers and vendors with no tax area, odd exempt sales, and big swings by jurisdiction.
It is a check before filing, never the return figures. You prepare and file the return as you do today. Bee Solved works in Claude, ChatGPT or Microsoft 365 Copilot and uses your own Business Central permissions.
Questions
Does it give me the figures for my return?
No. It is a check before filing, never the return figures. You prepare and file the return as you do today.
Which countries does it cover?
Most countries that use VAT or GST, and US and Canadian sales tax. Where no check is available yet, such as India, Mexico or Brazil, it says so.
Does it change any entries?
No. It only reads, with your own Business Central permissions.
Run a check on your own tax entries in Business Central.