Reporting Features for Germany

Oracle Fusion Applications provide standard financial and tax reports to meet the legal and business reporting requirements of tax authorities.

Companies in Germany must comply with the Federal Bank reporting requirements on incoming and outgoing payments when the amount for an individual payment transaction exceeds the statutory limit. The Federal Bank also requires that companies use a specific format when submitting the Z4 and Z5 reports.

The following table lists the reports that support these requirements:

Report Name	Description
Z4 Report for Germany	Reports all incoming and outgoing payments above a threshold amount that are any of the following: Received from nonresidents Received from residents for the account of nonresidents Made to nonresidents from residents Includes all payments made through a foreign bank account. This report is used to complete the official declaration.
Z5A Report for Germany	Provides the following reporting options: Z5A Sheet 2 Report, which summarizes the receivables and payables of foreign customers and suppliers, respectively, both internal and external. Z5A Reconciliation Report, which reconciles the aggregated amounts included in the Z5A Sheet 2 Report, by providing the transaction details per customer or supplier. Select the Summarize option for the Z5A Reconciliation Report, or leave the option blank for the Z5A Sheet 2 Report.
Journal Details Report for Germany	Provides posted general ledger journal activity for a given period or date range, and optionally other criteria including journal source, entered currency, and journal batch. Provides flexible grouping and sorting options at report submission. Prerequisite: Before you submit the report, you must configure the general ledger accounting sequence to generate the sequence while posting the journal. Use the report to: Verify that the journals are sequenced by posted date. Confirm balance sheet and profit and loss statements for a specific accounting period. Verify accounting books during audits.

Report Name

Description

Z4 Report for Germany

Reports all incoming and outgoing payments above a threshold amount that are any of the following:

Received from nonresidents
Received from residents for the account of nonresidents
Made to nonresidents from residents

Includes all payments made through a foreign bank account. This report is used to complete the official declaration.

Z5A Report for Germany

Provides the following reporting options:

Z5A Sheet 2 Report, which summarizes the receivables and payables of foreign customers and suppliers, respectively, both internal and external.
Z5A Reconciliation Report, which reconciles the aggregated amounts included in the Z5A Sheet 2 Report, by providing the transaction details per customer or supplier.

Select the Summarize option for the Z5A Reconciliation Report, or leave the option blank for the Z5A Sheet 2 Report.

Journal Details Report for Germany

Provides posted general ledger journal activity for a given period or date range, and optionally other criteria including journal source, entered currency, and journal batch. Provides flexible grouping and sorting options at report submission.

Prerequisite: Before you submit the report, you must configure the general ledger accounting sequence to generate the sequence while posting the journal.

Use the report to:

Verify that the journals are sequenced by posted date.
Confirm balance sheet and profit and loss statements for a specific accounting period.
Verify accounting books during audits.