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FACTSHEET:

How to Assign a Legal Justification Message

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STEP 1.

Navigate to your Tax Regimes. This should be in the Tax Manager Responsibility. Tax Manager àTax Configuration àTax Regimes. Then navigate to your Tax Rate and click on ‘Update’.

FACTSHEET:

How to Assign a Legal Justification Message

The intention of this document is to show you how to assign a ‘Legal Justification Message’ to a Tax Rate in Oracle eBusiness Tax R12.

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FACTSHEET:

How to Assign a Legal Justification Message

Innovate Tax Ltd. FACTSHEET: How to Assign a Legal Justification Message. Copyright 2017.

STEP 2.

Next, click on ‘Rate Details’.

Check that the ‘Legal Justification Message Reporting Codes’ has been entered and is correct. In the example below, it is linked to ‘XX_STANDARD_VAT’. If this is wrong then you will need to ‘end date’ this value.

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FACTSHEET:

How to Assign a Legal Justification Message

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If no value exists or you wish to add a new value then enter ‘ZX_LEGAL_JUSTIFICATION_MESSAGE’ as the ‘Tax Reporting Type Code’ and then choose the correct Value in the ‘Reporting Code’ as shown below.

If the value you are looking for is not there then we will need to create it.

Creating a new Legal Justification Message.

STEP 1.

Navigate to ‘Defaults and Controls’ and then ‘Tax Reporting Types’ and then search for ‘ZX_LEGAL_JUSTIFICATION_MESSAGE’.

Click ‘Go’ and then ‘Update’.

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FACTSHEET:

How to Assign a Legal Justification Message

Innovate Tax Ltd. FACTSHEET: How to Assign a Legal Justification Message. Copyright 2017.

STEP 2.

Next, click on ‘Add another Row’ and add your new value – remember to follow the naming convention.

Save your record. STEP 3. Now go to ‘Advanced Tax Options’ and ‘Tax Look Up Codes’. Enter the name of the Legal Justification message you just created in the ‘Name’ field and ‘E-Business Tax’ in the ‘Application Name’ field. Then click on ‘Go’. Next, go back to the ‘rate’ and add your newly created value as instructed on Step 1 on this document. Finally, ‘SAVE’ your work.

This FACTSHEET was produced by Innovate Tax Ltd. We hope it was helpful. For further Factsheets or advice visit: www.innovatetax.com