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The E.S.L. Report prints a report or creates a file that can be submitted to HMRC monthly or calendar quarterly. The file can be uploaded to the HMRC website using the ECSL Service on the Government Gateway . All the necessary information about your company and the sales of goods you have made to VAT registered customers in the EC during the ESL period is included. The report also includes services you have provided to customers in the EC that are subject to the Reverse Charge VAT procedure. What's reverse charge accounting for services received from outside the UK?
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Description |
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Goods Only |
Only transactions for goods and related services to VAT registered customers in the EC are included on the report or in the upload file. |
Services Only |
Only transactions for services to VAT registered customers in the EC which are subject to the Reverse Charge VAT procedure are included on the report or in the upload file. This is only enabled if a Reverse Charge for services VAT code has been created. |
Goods and Services |
Transactions for goods to VAT registered customers in the EC and services that are subject to the Reverse Charge VAT procedure are included on the report or in the upload file. This is only enabled if a Reverse Charge for services VAT code has been created. |
Report for ESL Period Ending |
The last day of the period for the ESL Report. |
Commit Data to ESL. |
This date-stamps the transactions for the period so that you can reprint the report in the future. Transactions that have been date-stamped are not included on another period's report. |
Creates an upload file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format that is approved for use by HMRC. The file is created in your company's data folder in the format ?_ESL_Upload.xml (where ? is the company ID). The file is designed to be uploaded to the HMRC website using the ECSL Service on the Government Gateway. Before you can submit an EC Sales List you must ensure that you have enrolled for the EC Sales List Service. |
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| Declaration Details | Details that are included on the report or in the upload file to identify the person who submits it. |