---
title: "Creating Tax Balance Sheets"
description: "In the Tax Balance Sheets workspace, you can create your tax balance sheets and assign them to the companies for which the tax balance sheet is to be used."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/tax-balance/master-data-tax-balance/create-tax-balance-sheet
language: en
last_updated: 2026-05-28
---
# Creating and Configuring Tax Balance Sheets in Tax Balance

## Overview

In the **Tax Balance Sheets** workspace in Tax Balance, you can create your tax balance sheets and assign them to the **companies** for which the tax balance sheet is to be used.

Furthermore, in this step you choose the **taxonomy type** and **taxonomy version** to be used for the tax balance sheet.

## Navigation in Tax Balance

The **Tax Balance Sheets** workspace in Tax Balance can be opened under **Master Data | Tax Balance Sheets**.

The workspace displays an overview of all tax balance sheets that have already been created and is displayed as follows, for example:

![Shows the 'Tax Balance Sheets' workspace under 'Master Data' in Tax Balance with the 'Add' button, the 'Search tax balance sheets' field, and a table with the columns 'Name', 'Start', 'Reporting date', 'Taxonomy', and 'Number of companies' listing tax balance sheets such as 'Tax balance sheet 2026' with the start '01.01.2026', the reporting date '31.12.2026', the taxonomy '6.8 Core taxonomy', and '1' company. Highlighted in red is the 'Tax Balance Sheets' entry in the navigation.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/tax-balance/master-data-tax-balance/create-tax-balance-sheet/_images/en/tax-balances.png)
'Tax Balance Sheets' workspace

The overview table of the **Tax Balance Sheets** workspace in Tax Balance contains the following information:

- **Name** of the tax balance sheet
- **Start** and **reporting date** of the tax balance sheet
- **Taxonomy** that has been assigned to the tax balance sheet
- **Number of companies** that have been assigned to the tax balance sheet

## Creating a Tax Balance Sheet in Tax Balance

To create a tax balance sheet in Tax Balance, click **Add** in the **Tax Balance Sheets** workspace and then configure the steps of the **Create Tax Balance Sheets** dialog as follows:

![Shows the 'Create Tax Balance Sheets' dialog in Tax Balance with the instruction 'Choose the previous year of the tax balance sheets to be created.', the 'Search tax balance sheets' field, and a table with the columns 'Name', 'Start', 'Reporting date', and 'Taxonomy' listing the entry '-No previous year' and existing tax balance sheets, of which 'Tax balance sheet 2026' is selected. At the bottom are the 'Cancel', 'Back', and 'Continue' buttons.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/tax-balance/master-data-tax-balance/create-tax-balance-sheet/_images/en/create-tax-balance.png)
Step 1 in the 'Create Tax Balance Sheets' dialog

#### Step 1: Previous Year

Selection of the **previous year** to be used as the basis for the new tax balance sheet

Do one of the following in Tax Balance:

- Choose **no previous year** if the tax balance sheet is not to be based on any tax balance sheet from a previous year.
- Choose an **existing tax balance sheet** to be included for the previous year.\
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The profit difference ([section 60 (2) of the Income Tax Ordinance (EStDV)](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estdv_1955/__60.html)) is calculated in the current tax balance sheet, taking into account the (tax) asset differences from the previous year.

#### Step 2: Balance Sheet Start and Date

In step 2 of the **Create Tax Balance Sheets** dialog in Tax Balance, configure the following:

- **Balance sheet start** - is transferred to the e-balance sheet
- **Balance sheet date** - is transmitted to the e-balance sheet and determines which taxonomy version may be used
- Indication of whether the tax balance sheet should be marked as an **interim financial statement**. As a result, the tax balance sheet is displayed in a special way in some views.

#### Step 3: Name

**Name** of the tax balance sheet

#### Step 4: Taxonomy Type and Version

Selection of the **taxonomy type** and **taxonomy version**

> **Tip:** Please refer to the [Notes on Taxonomies](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/tax-balance/master-data-tax-balance/create-tax-balance-sheet/notes-taxonomies.md) for further information.

#### Step 5: Companies

Selection of the **companies** for which the tax balance sheet is to be created

## Editing a Tax Balance Sheet in Tax Balance

To edit a tax balance sheet in Tax Balance, click the desired tax balance sheet in the overview table.

You can then edit and save the displayed details.

> **Note:** All changes made in this way are applied to all companies assigned to this tax balance sheet.