| # Countries (tcmcs0110s000) Use this session to maintain a country. Note You can specify several details such as the access numbers for telephone and fax. The availability of the Print Line Tax check box and Print Tax Exemption check box depends on whether you use a tax provider. Related topics To set up tax registration Country Countries are the national states where your suppliers and customers are located. For each country you can define the country code, international dialing, telex, and fax codes. Countries are part of the data that you must set up for tax reporting. In addition, items can be grouped and selected according to their country of origin. General Data Description The country's name. ISO Code alpha-2 The two-character international country code. Related topics ISO language and country codes ISO Code alpha-3 The three-character international country code. Related topics ISO language and country codes GEO Country Code An alternative country code for countries in the European Union (EU). This country code is used on a few Service contract reports. You can leave this field empty. Note This is not the GEO code used for tax reporting in the United States. That code is linked to the adress, and is determined by the tax provider. Telephone The country's international access-number for the telephone. Telex The the country's international access-number for the telex. Fax The country's international access-number for the fax. Address Format The address format to be used for addresses in this country. The address format is important, for example, for the correct position of the ZIP code or postal code. This code must in some countries precede the city name and in other countries follow the state or country name. This is the default format for addresses in this country. If an address format is selected for a specific address in this country, the default format is overruled. ZIP/Postal Code Mask The format of ZIP codes or postal codes in the country. Related topics ZIP code/postal code mask ZIP Code Base The number of postal-code positions used to determine distances. This is only relevant for distance tables that can be defined by using the postal-codes. If you enter a ZIP code for the country in other sessions, LN checks that the ZIP code lenght is at least equal to the ZIP code base defined for the country. Time Zone The default time zone for all resources with an address in this country. If you do not enter a default time zone for the country or in the States/Provinces (tcmcs1143m000) session, you must enter the time zone for every address. Related topics To use time zones Options EU Member State Select this check box if the country is a member of the European Union (EU). This information is important for reporting transactions between members of the EU to the tax authorities. If this check box is selected, LN applies the rules for intra-EU VAT processing to transactions with these countries. Related topics EU transaction reporting Print Tax by Tax Authority If this check box is selected, tax amounts are printed for each order line. This information is printed in addition to the total tax amounts printed in the footer of the document. If you use a tax provider, you can select or clear this check box. Related topics To use a tax provider Print Line Tax If this check box is selected, tax amounts by tax authority are printed on the order document. This information is printed in addition to the total tax amounts printed in the footer of the document. Print Tax Exemption If this check box is selected, tax exemption certificate numbers and direct pay certificate-numbers are printed on the order document. Related topics The Extended method to set up tax exemptions Country Groups Belgian BoP Country Group If you must submit a Belgian Balance of Payments report, you must select the country's Belgian Balance of Payments country group. Related topics The Belgian Balance of Payments report data Tax If you want to use country groups to set up the relations by tax position in Financials, select the country's tax country group. Note If you selected the EU Member State check box, you can only link the country to a country group of the EU Member Group type. Related topics Country groups Checks Check on Bank Account No. The bank account number check algorithm that LN applies to bank account numbers with banks whose address is in this country. The bank account number check is used in the following sessions: Addresses (tccom4130s000) Business Partners (tccom4100s000) Sales Listing (tccom7170s000) Valid bank numbers meet the following requirements: Comply with the Electronic Transmission Format (do not contain segmentation such as spaces and dots). Have the fixed length as prescribed by the Central Bank. Conform with the bank number check algorithm as defined by the Central Bank. If you select No Check, LN does not check whether the bank-account number is valid. Possible values |