SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
Find out how SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (SAP DRC) can help you meet regulatory requirements such as the EU's VAT in the Digital Age (ViDa) regulation for accounting and financial reporting. In this book, the authors guide you through the process from strategic decision-making and implementation to the practical application of the solution. Learn how to send and receive e-invoices (mandatory in Germany since January 2025), create legal reports, and optimize your tax processes. With instructions, examples, and practical tips.
- From strategy to ongoing operation
- Operational application and integration into Tax CMS
- Including the new EU regulation (ViDA) and special features of German legislation
You'll learn about:
- Seamless compliance:
Strategic Fundamentals and Project Planning
- Functional and Technical Fundamentals:
Learn everything you need to know about using SAP Document and Reporting Compliance. The team of authors explains legal reporting requirements, compares technology options, and shows you how to plan and implement a project
- E-invoicing and statutory reporting in practice:
You will learn about the functions and possible applications of SAP Document and Reporting Compliance. The architecture and technical components of the solution are also covered in detail
Key Highlights:
- Architecture and technical fundamentals
- Planning and implementing the project
- E-invoicing
- Statutory reporting
- Optimizing operational activities
- Tax compliance management systems
- Integration into SAP S/4HANA and SAP Central Finance
- Optimize tax processes
- Adapt compliance strategies
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)
- Regulatory Change Manager
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- Introduction
- PART I Strategic Foundations and Project Planning
- 1 Management Summary
- 1.1 Strategic orientation of the control function
- 1.2 ViDA: The EU's digital data strategy
- 1.2.1 Digital reporting requirements and electronic reporting
- 1.2.2 What is e-invoicing, what is e-reporting, and how do they differ?
- 1.2.3 What ViDA means for IT strategy
- 1.3 Legal reporting requirements for e-invoices
- 1.3.1 Country examples
- 1.3.2 The EN 16931 electronic invoicing standard
- 1.4 SAP DRC as a strategic compliance solution
- 1.5 Comparing tools
- 1.5.1 Global vs. local solution
- 1.5.2 Key design decision: SAP DRC or third-party solution?
- 1.5.3 Develop a request for proposal and functional evaluation matrix
- 1.6 Business case for SAP DRC
- 1.7 Summary
- 2 Preparing for implementation
- 2.1 Organizational Requirements
- 2.1.1 Country coverage
- 2.1.2 RACI Matrix of Reporting Activities
- 2.1.3 Skill level of the project team
- 2.1.4 Change management
- 2.1.5 Timing of SAP DRC implementation
- 2.2 Integrating the control function into operational business processes
- 2.2.1 Relevant skill sets/personas
- 2.2.2 Tax as a business partner
- 2.3 Requirements within the SAP Core
- 2.3.1 The SAP standard and its extension options
- 2.3.2 Sales tax in the SAP standard
- 2.3.3 SAP S/4HANA Standard Settings for SAP DRC Implementation
- 2.4 SAP DRC in the SAP S/4HANA transformation
- 2.4.1 Brownfield approach
- 2.4.2 Greenfield approach
- 2.4.3 Hybrid approach
- 2.4.4 Decision-making
- 2.5 Strategic Understanding of the VAT Roadmap
- 2.6 Excursus: Use of a tax engine
- 2.7 Summary
- 3 Planning and implementing the project
- 3.1 Choosing the optimal implementation time
- 3.1.1 Conduct kick-off and deep dive sessions
- 3.1.2 Supported compliance tasks by country/region
- 3.1.3 Choose the type of implementation: transformation or stand-alone?
- 3.2 Plan implementation phases using the SAP Activate method
- 3.2.1 Discover phase
- 3.2.2 Prepare phase
- 3.2.3 Explore phase
- 3.2.4 Realize phase
- 3.2.5 Deploy phase
- 3.2.6 Run phase
- 3.3 Migrate or replace existing reporting solutions
- 3.3.1 Inventory and evaluation
- 3.3.2 Technical migration strategies
- 3.3.3 Data migration and handling historical data
- 3.3.4 Responsibilities and communication in the project
- 3.4 Deploying Regulatory Change Managers
- 3.5 Implementing country-specific SAP notes
- 3.6 Creating procedural documentation in accordance with GoBD
- 3.7 Summary
- PART II Functional and technical basics
- 4 Introduction to SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
- 4.1 History of SAP DRC
- 4.2 Technological classification in the SAP ERP landscape
- 4.3 Core Functions of SAP DRC
- 4.3.1 Functions of the E-Invoicing Component (Electronic Document Processing)
- 4.3.2 Functions of the component for statutory reporting
- 4.4 Versions of SAP DRC
- 4.4.1 SAP S/4HANA versions
- 4.4.2 SAP DRC Basic Version vs. Extended Version
- 4.5 SAP DRC licensing model
- 4.6 Future prospects for SAP DRC
- 4.6.1 Joule: AI agents from SAP
- 4.6.2 SAP Business Data Cloud opens up new avenues
- 4.7 Summary
- 5 Architecture and Technical Fundamentals
- 5.1 SAP DRC Core Functions
- 5.2 Deployment options
- 5.2.1 SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition
- 5.2.2 SAP S/4HANA On-Premise and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition
- 5.2.3 SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, Cloud Edition
- 5.2.4 Required Versions and Dependencies
- 5.2.5 Suggested Implementation Process
- 5.3 Technical Components within the SAP ERP Software
- 5.3.1 eDocument Framework
- 5.3.2 SAP Application Interface Framework
- 5.4 Setting up the supporting SAP DRC components of SAP BTP
- 5.4.1 SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, Cloud Edition
- 5.4.2 SAP Integration Suite
- 5.5 Basic Installation of SAP DRC
- 5.5.1 Application Components, Software Components, and Versions
- 5.5.2 Activating Business Functions in the Switch Framework for SAP S/4HANA
- 5.5.3 Identifying and Providing Relevant SAP Notes
- 5.5.4 Installing and updating the frameworks with the Note Analyzer
- 5.5.5 Importing SAP Business Content
- 5.6 Configuring the Technical Connection
- 5.7 Installing and configuring the SAP DRC user interfaces
- 5.7.1 Cloud instances
- 5.7.2 SAP Fiori apps
- 5.7.3 SAP GUI Transactions
- 5.8 Summary
- PART III Invoicing and Legal Reporting
- 6 Implementing E-Invoicing
- 6.1 Fundamentals and Preparation for Electronic Invoicing in the Context of SAP DRC
- 6.1.1 Structure and classification of electronic invoicing
- 6.1.2 Methodological basis for implementation
- 6.2 Preparation and initial configuration
- 6.2.1 Installing the Electronic Document Processing Framework
- 6.2.2 Setting up the SAP Application Interface Framework
- 6.2.3 Business transaction events
- 6.2.4 Communication with External Systems
- 6.2.5 Integrating External Documents into SAP DRC E-Invoicing
- 6.2.6 Apps and Transactions
- 6.2.7 Authorization Control
- 6.3 E-invoicing in the outgoing process using Hungary as an example (invoice registration)
- 6.3.1 Basic Customizing: Generic Settings
- 6.3.2 Specific Customizing: External Value Mapping
- 6.3.3 Effects on SAP Core
- 6.4 E-invoicing in the incoming process using the example of Germany (Peppol)
- 6.4.1 Activating source document types for company code
- 6.4.2 Defining the interface type for eDocument
- 6.4.3 Define Process Communication via Cloud Services
- 6.4.4 Maintain sales tax identification number for company code
- 6.4.5 Activating the Business Configuration Set to activate the invoice response
- 6.4.6 Assign eDocument status to process status
- 6.4.7 Assign business partner identification types to participant ID types
- 6.4.8 Assign interface version for invoice response transmission
- 6.4.9 Define SOA services for communication
- 6.4.10 Assigning SOA services to eDocument interfaces
- 6.5 Summary
- 7 Using e-invoicing
- 7.1 General conditions for electronic invoicing
- 7.2 Sending e-invoices
- 7.2.1 From source document to eDocument
- 7.2.2 Technical preparation of the eDocument
- 7.2.3 Signature and authentication
- 7.2.4 Transmission of outgoing invoices
- 7.2.5 Confirmation and logging
- 7.2.6 Archiving and storage
- 7.3 Receipt of e-invoices
- 7.3.1 Delivery and integration of incoming invoices
- 7.3.2 Validation, signature, and logs
- 7.3.3 Transformation into eDocument format
- 7.3.4 Posting and archiving
- 7.3.5 Monitoring and reporting
- 7.4 SAP Fiori apps for SAP DRC e-invoicing
- 7.4.1 eDocument Cockpit
- 7.4.2 Managing electronic documents
- 7.5 Summary
- 8 Implementing Legal Reporting
- 8.1 Laying the Foundation: Maintaining Master Data
- 8.1.1 Business partners
- 8.1.2 Material tax classification
- 8.1.3 Tax codes
- 8.1.4 Condition records
- 8.1.5 Tax reporting date
- 8.1.6 Extended withholding tax function
- 8.2 Preparing and Initially Configuring External Reporting
- 8.2.1 Activating Business Configuration Sets
- 8.2.2 Configuring supporting components
- 8.2.3 Integrate SAP services for electronic report submission
- 8.2.4 Implement apps
- 8.2.5 Activate Standard Reporting Activities
- 8.3 Setting Up External Reporting
- 8.3.1 Creating reporting entities
- 8.3.2 Assign an organizational unit to a reporting entity
- 8.3.3 Assign reporting categories to reporting entities
- 8.3.4 Defining the periodicity of the reporting category
- 8.3.5 Set properties of the reporting activity
- 8.3.6 Entering report category-specific parameters
- 8.3.7 Defining the validity of the organizational unit
- 8.3.8 Enter specific parameters for reporting entities
- 8.4 SAP DRC using SAP Central Finance
- 8.5 Summary
- 9 Using Legal Reporting
- 9.1 Requirements for statutory reporting in different countries
- 9.2 Advantages of statutory reporting in SAP S/4HANA
- 9.3 Supported Countries and Legal Requirements
- 9.4 Setting Up and Executing Reports in SAP DRC
- 9.4.1 Example of a sales tax return in Germany
- 9.4.2 Example of a summary report
- 9.4.3 Example of a withholding tax return in Germany
- 9.4.4 Example of a Standard Audit File Tax (SAF-T) in Romania
- 9.5 Report data analysis
- 9.6 Defining statutory reports
- 9.6.1 Creating a new report definition
- 9.6.2 Create report category
- 9.6.3 Assigning a report activity to a report category
- 9.7 Summary
- 10 Optimizing operational activities
- 10.1 Partitioning and archiving for paper-based reports
- 10.1.1 Partitioning
- 10.1.2 Archiving
- 10.2 Setting up automation for electronic documents
- 10.3 Extending electronic documents
- 10.3.1 Overview of important BAdIs for electronic documents
- 10.3.2 Example 1: Customizing an electronic document
- 10.3.3 Example 2: Automatic email notifications for error cases
- 10.4 Optimizing the management of registered Peppol participants
- 10.4.1 Strategic relevance for IT, compliance, and master data
- 10.4.2 Technical implementation
- 10.5 Integrating Inbound Automation Solutions
- 10.6 Integration of SAP Risk and Assurance Management
- 10.7 Summary
- The team of authors
- Index
SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
Finden Sie heraus, wie Sie mit SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (SAP DRC) regulatorische Anforderungen wie die EU-Regelung ViDa (VAT in the digital Age) an die Buchhaltungs- und Finanzberichterstattung erfüllen. In diesem Buch führt das Autorenteam Sie von der strategischen Entscheidungsfindung über die Implementierung bis hin zur konkreten Anwendung der Lösung. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie E-Rechnungen versenden und empfangen (in Deutschland seit Januar 2025 verpflichtend), gesetzliche Berichte erstellen und Ihre Steuerprozesse optimieren. Mit Anleitungen, Beispielen und praktischen Tipps.
- Von der Strategie bis zum laufenden Betrieb
- Operative Anwendung und Einbettung in das Tax CMS
- Inkl. der neuen EU-Regelung (ViDA) und Besonderheiten der deutschen Gesetzgebung
Du lernst etwas über:
- Reibungslose Compliance:
Strategische Grundlagen und Projektplanung
- Funktionale und technische Grundlagen:
Lernen Sie alles, was Sie über den Einsatz von SAP Document and Reporting Compliance wissen müssen. Das Autorenteam erklärt gesetzliche Berichtsanforderungen, vergleicht Technologieoptionen und zeigt, wie Sie ein Implementierungsprojekt planen und umsetzen.
- E-Invoicing und Statutory Reporting in der Praxis:
Sie erfahren, welche Funktionen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten SAP Document and Reporting Compliance bietet. Auch die Architektur und die technischen Komponenten der Lösung kommen dabei nicht zu kurz.
Aus dem Inhalt:
- Architektur und technische Grundlagen
- Projekt planen und umsetzen
- E-Invoicing
- Statutory Reporting
- Operativen Betrieb optimieren
- Tax-Compliance-Management-Systeme
- Integration in SAP S/4HANA und SAP Central Finance
- Steuerprozesse optimieren
- Compliance-Strategien anpassen
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)
- Regulatory Change Manager
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