United Kingdom Account Setup

Setting up an account for an organization doing business in the U.K. usually requires enabling several features and installing some additional SuiteApps.

Enabling Features

Some features available in your NetSuite account can be very important or even essential for users in the UK. If they are inactive, you should consider enabling them. Follow the instructions below to enable the most common features beneficial for users in the UK. However, if you want to get access to some specific product area, go to the Functional Areas help topic and check the exact requirements.

If you don’t have sufficient permissions to enable features, please contact your account administrator.

To enable most common features:

  1. Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features (Administrator).

  2. On the Company subtab, go to the International subtab, and check the Multi–language and Multiple Currencies boxes.

  3. (Optional) On the Accounting subtab, go to the Basic Features subtab, and check the GL Audit Numbering box.

  4. (Optional) On the Accounting subtab, go to the Advanced Features subtab, and check the Period End Journal Entries and Foreign Currency Variance Mapping boxes.

  5. On the SuiteCloud subtab, enable the following features:

    • SuiteBuilder

    • SuiteScript

    • SuiteGL

    • SuiteFlow

    For more information about SuiteCloud features, see SuiteCloud Features.

  6. If your company is registered for EU One Stop Shop, on the Tax subtab check the EU One Stop Shop box.

  7. Click Save.

If your company uses NetSuite across multiple subsidiaries and countries, see Introduction to NetSuite OneWorld.

Available SuiteApps

Some additional features will only become active if you install a specific SuiteApp to your NetSuite account. SuiteApps are applications that extend NetSuite for specific industry and business needs. If you would like to get access to some specific product area, go to the Functional Areas help topic and check which SuiteApps are required to be installed. UK-specific features are currently available in the following SuiteApps:

Feature

Area

Description

Country-Specific Address Forms

Accounting

Provides address forms formatted for the United Kingdom.

Electronic Bank Payments

Payments

Enables bank payments of vendor bills, employee expenses, partner and employee commissions, customer refunds, and customer payments within the UK.

International Tax Reports

Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

For NetSuite account without SuiteTax feature, the International Tax Reports SuiteApp is used to generate:

  • the U.K. VAT100 report

  • generic sales and purchase reports by tax code

  • the EU sales list report

  • the Intrastat report

Online submission is available for the VAT100 report via MTD (Making Tax Digital).

Supplementary Tax Calculation

Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

Manages EU reverse charges though automatic posting of notional VAT to the General Ledger, and provides support for the calculation of non-deductible input tax. This SuiteApp works in conjunction with the International Tax Reports SuiteApp and is not compatible with SuiteTax.

For more information, see Setting Up Tax Codes to Post Notional Tax Amounts and Setting Up Nondeductible Input Tax.

Tax Audit Files

Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

The file enables tax payers to provide their electronic records to tax auditors in support of their tax returns, and for auditors to review accounting records.

UK doesn't require a specific tax audit file format. The following can be used, if needed:

  • OECD Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T)

  • GL Data Extract

SuiteTax Engine

Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, the SuiteTax Engine sets default tax codes based on local tax requirements.

SuiteTax Data Records

Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, SuiteTax Data Records provides tax rates for countries that use VAT/GST. This SuiteApp is used with the SuiteTax Engine SuiteApp. For more information, see Installing the SuiteTax Data Records Bundle.

Tax Reporting Framework

Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

For NetSuite accounts with the SuiteTax feature enabled, the Tax Reporting Framework is providing functionality that supports local VAT reporting, EU sales list and the Intrastat. The reports themselves are available via the United Kingdom Localization SuiteApp.

EMEA Localization

  • Order Management

  • Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

Provides custom lists and custom fields to collect information that will be used to generate local tax reports. The EMEA Localization SuiteApp is a prerequisite of the United Kingdom Localization SuiteApp.

United Kingdom Localization

  • Accounting

  • Taxation (Accounts without SuiteTax)

  • Taxation (Accounts with SuiteTax)

The United Kingdom Localization SuiteApp contains the following features:

With Tax Reporting Framework, you can submit the United Kingdom VAT100 Return directly to HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) system.

SuitePeople U.K. Localization

Employee Management

Help HR professionals monitor information required by U.K. employee reporting regulations.

To learn more about SuiteApps installation, see Installing a Bundle.

For more information about SuiteApps, see NetSuite SuiteApps.

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