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title: "Foreign Branches / Fonds"
description: "The created branches are displayed in the 'Foreign Branches / Fonds' workspace. You can create new branches and use the 'Copy from ...' function to copy existing branches into the current period."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/income-taxes/company/basic-data/foreign-businesses-funds
language: en
last_updated: 2026-05-28
---
# Foreign Branches / Fonds

## Overview

The created branches are displayed in the **Foreign Branches / Fonds** workspace. You can create new branches and use the **Copy from ...** function to copy existing branches into the current period.

## Navigation

The **Foreign Branches / Fonds** workspace is opened under **Company | Basis data | Foreign Branches / Fonds**.

The **Foreign branches / Fonds** workspace is displayed as follows, for example:

![The 'Foreign Branches / Fonds' workspace is displayed.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/income-taxes/company/basic-data/foreign-businesses-funds/_images/en/workspace-foreign-businesses-funds.png)
'Foreign Branches / Fonds' workspace

## Creating Foreign Branches / Fonds

To create foreign branches/fonds:

1. Select the desired **period** and the desired **company** for which you want to create foreign branches/fonds from the drop-down lists.

2. Click **Create**. The following area is displayed:

    ![Creating foreign branches / fonds](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/income-taxes/company/basic-data/foreign-businesses-funds/_images/en/create_foreign_businesses_fund.png)
    Creating foreign branches / fonds

3. Select the **country** in which the branch is defined from the Country drop-down list.

4. Specify the **ID** and the **name** of the branch.

5. Using the check boxes **Anlage AESt to be filled** and **Anlage AEV to be filled**, indicate which annexes are relevant for the branch.

6. Choose the **Income type** of the branch.
## Copy From...

You can use the function **Copy from..**. to transfer branches that have already been created into the current period. Proceed as follows:

1. Click **Copy from...**. The following dialog is displayed:

    !['Copy foreign Branches / Fonds' dialog](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/income-taxes/company/basic-data/foreign-businesses-funds/_images/en/copy_from.png)
    'Copy foreign Branches / Fonds' dialog

2. In the subsequent dialog, select a period from which the foreign branches are to be transferred to the current period.
> **Warning:** - If there are no entries in the source period, the copy process will not be carried out.
> - If branches already exist in the target period, they will be deleted and replaced by the entries from the source period.