This year’s fall version of Business Central also offers some new features in finance and accounting. For example, there is a new way of assigning the VAT number for each customer based on the delivery address.
Customers with locations and warehouses in different EU countries are obliged to register a separate VAT number in each country. They therefore have more than one VAT number. Previously, it was not possible to store the additional identification numbers on the customer. With the latest Dynamics 365 Business Central fall version, the handling of this situation has now been simplified.
In future, alternative VAT numbers and posting groups can be configured for the locations of customers in different countries. If different shipping addresses are used in sales documents for different countries, Business Central will then automatically apply the correct VAT number and the corresponding posting groups.
Although the new functionality was developed specifically for customers in the EU, it can be used in any country as long as the customer has locations abroad. Users only need to ensure that they comply with all legal obligations and requirements during configuration.
Automatic display of the respective VAT number
With the new functionality, the VAT number, the VAT Business Posting Group and the General Business Posting Group can be added to the alternative address of customers if the address has a different country or region code. If goods are sent to a different address and an alternative delivery address is selected, Business Central then displays the corresponding VAT number (using an extended list). It is also possible to use different posting groups.
If a new alternative address is created for a customer and the country or region code differs from the original setting, Business Central checks whether another VAT number already exists. If this number does not exist, the user is prompted to create a new one. The function is available for sales invoices, sales orders, sales credit memos and sales return orders.
