Setting Up Tax Filing for the Philippines

If you want to use the DAT files of the SLS and SLP reports from NetSuite for online tax filing, you must complete the fields in the Tax Filing Setup page before you generate the reports.

To set up tax filing information for the Philippines:

1. Go to Reports > VAT/GST > Tax Reports (International).

2. If you're using OneWorld, select the Philippines subsidiary.

3. Select the country form for the Philippines.

4. Click Setup and select Tax Filing.

5. On the Tax Filing Setup window, enter the following for each field:

   1. VAT Registration No. - Enter the 9-digit VAT registration number.

      If you want to display the VAT REG TIN header on Summary Listing of Sales (SLS) and Summary Listing of Purchases (SLP) reports, check the VAT Registered box.

      If the box is clear, a NON-VAT REG TIN header is displayed.

   2. RDO Code - Enter the RDO code.

   3. Contact's First Name - Enter the first name of the contact person.

   4. Contact's Last Name - Enter the last name of the contact person.

   5. Contact's Middle Name - Enter the middle name of the contact person.

   6. VAT Reporting Period - Select the applicable VAT reporting period.

6. Click Save.

Important Reminders:

Make sure that the data you entered on the Tax Filing Setup page and on customer and vendor records meet the requirements listed below. Non-compliance to these requirements could cause errors and invalidate the generated DAT file when it's validated using the BIR Relief Validation Module.

• VAT Registration No. entered on the Tax Filing Setup page must have 9 digits and must not contain special characters, such as spaces and hyphens.

• RDO Code must have 3 to 5 digits.

• Contact Name fields in the Tax Filing Setup page must not contain special characters, such as apostrophe (') and ampersand (&). Addresses and names in the vendor and customer records must also not contain special characters.

• For customer and vendor records, make sure that the Address and Tax Reg. Number fields are not empty. Tax Reg. Number must have at least 9 digits and must not contain special characters like spaces and hyphens.

Related Topics

• Setting Tax Preferences
• Setting Tax Rounding Levels, Methods, and Precision Settings
• Managing Tax Codes
• Philippines Tax Codes
• Tax Accounting Overview
• Enabling and Setting Up Taxation Features
• Advanced Taxes
• Paying Tax Liabilities - Non-U.S. Editions and Nexuses
• International Tax Reports
• Generating VAT/GST Reports
• Flagging Tax Periods in a VAT Return
• Viewing the VAT Return Submission History
• Setting Roles and Permissions for Philippines VAT Reports

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