Mapping Norway Tax Codes in Accounts with SuiteTax

Important:

This topic applies to accounts with SuiteTax.

Before generating the Norway SAF-T Financial report, map the applicable SuiteTax tax codes to the Norway SAF-T standard tax codes by using the Norway SAF-T Tax Codes instance under the Mapping Tax Codes Types in the Universal Mapping Assistant (UMA). For more information, see Universal Mapping Assistant.

Norway Tax Reports provides this mapping instance after installation. It contains the official Norway SAF-T country tax codes.

Before you start mapping tax codes, ensure that:

The Universal Mapping Assistant SuiteApp is installed.
The Norway SAF-T Tax Codes instance is available.
You use one standalone Tax Code on each transaction item or expense line.
The Tax Type country for the source Tax Code matches the country of the nexus selected on the Country Tax Reports page.

Important:
Tax Groups, partially deductible VAT through multiple component tax codes, and other multi-tax configurations are not supported.

Mapping Tax Codes in Accounts with SuiteTax

Map each applicable source Tax Code to the appropriate Norway SAF-T standard tax code for each reporting context in which you use the Tax Code. For more information, see Mapping Type: Tax Codes.

For reporting purposes, NetSuite creates a context-specific Reporting Tax Code by combining a context prefix with the original NetSuite Tax Code name. This because one NetSuite tax code can be mapped to only one standard tax code recognized by the Norwegian Tax Authority.

Tax Transaction Type	Goods prefix	Services prefix
Domestic Sales	DS_G_	DS_S_
Domestic Purchases	DP_G_	DP_S_
Exports	E_G_	E_S_
Imports	I_G_	I_S_
Intra-Community Sales	IC_S_G_	IC_S_S_
Intra-Community Purchases	IC_P_G_	IC_P_S_
OSS Distance Sale	OD_S_G_	OD_S_S_

Tax Transaction Type

Goods prefix

Services prefix

Domestic Sales

DS_G_

DS_S_

Domestic Purchases

DP_G_

DP_S_

Exports

E_G_

E_S_

Imports

I_G_

I_S_

Intra-Community Sales

IC_S_G_

IC_S_S_

Intra-Community Purchases

IC_P_G_

IC_P_S_

OSS Distance Sale

OD_S_G_

OD_S_S_

For example, a source Tax Code named NO_SR can have separate mappings for DS_G_NO_SR, DS_S_NO_SR, DP_G_NO_SR, and other applicable reporting contexts. For example, source Tax Code NO_SR may be reported as:

DS_G_NO_SR for Domestic Sales of Goods.
DS_S_NO_SR for Domestic Sales of Services.
DP_G_NO_SR for Domestic Purchases of Goods.
DP_S_NO_SR for Domestic Purchases of Services.

For Item lines, the Tax Item Type field determines whether the Goods or Services mapping applies. Direct Expense lines always use the Services mapping,

Tax Code Mapping Behavior in Accounts with SuiteTax

A Reporting Tax Code with a valid UMA mapping is included in the SAF-T Tax Table with its mapped standard tax code.

The same Reporting Tax Code identity is used in MasterFiles > TaxTable > TaxCode and GeneralLedgerEntries > TaxInformation > TaxCode.

If a Reporting Tax Code is used during the reporting period but does not have an applicable mapping, the report includes it in the Tax Table with: StandardTaxCode = NA.

An unmapped Reporting Tax Code that is not used during the reporting period is omitted from the Tax Table.

A mapped Reporting Tax Code is included in the Tax Table even when it wasn't used during the reporting period.

Important:

The original NetSuite Tax Code name must not exceed 63 characters. Norway SAF-T does not truncate or validate an overlong Tax Code name.

Review your Tax Transaction Type, Tax Item Type, and UMA mappings before generating the report. Norway SAF-T uses the current values on the transaction and does not validate whether a Tax Details override or mapping is correct.

Goods and Services Classification in Accounts with SuiteTax

For Item lines, the Norway SAF-T Report uses the Tax > Tax Item Type field on the Item record to classify the transaction:

Goods uses the Goods prefix and Goods UMA target.
Services uses the Services prefix and Services UMA target.
An empty or unrecognized value defaults to Services.

Configure the Tax Item Type correctly for each Item used in reportable transactions.

Direct Expense lines are always classified as Services, regardless of whether the expense represents goods or services. Therefore, it's best practice to use Item records for reportable expenses.

If direct Expenses must be distinguished between Goods and Services, use separate source Tax Codes for each scenario and configure the required UMA mappings through the applicable Services columns. Separate Tax Codes may also be required for different tax rates or reverse-charge scenarios.

Custom Tax Codes in Accounts with SuiteTax

The Norway SAF-T Report supports both SuiteTax-provided Tax Codes and custom standalone Tax Codes when they meet the applicable country and inclusion requirements.

For custom Tax Codes:

A current numeric Tax Rate from 0 through 100 is reported as TaxPercentage.
If Tax Rate is empty and Tax Rate Type is set to Exempt, TaxPercentage is reported as 0.
If Tax Rate is empty for any other Tax Rate Type, TaxPercentage is omitted.
A Reporting Tax Code can still be included when TaxPercentage is unavailable.

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