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Status of the European Sales List in Lucanet VAT

Overview of the 'Status' Workspace of the European Sales List in VAT

The Status workspace in the European Sales List (ESL) functional area in Lucanet VAT (Value Added Tax) displays the current processing status of the ESL reporting process for the selected period and company. The table presents the individual steps of the process, making it visible at a glance which steps have already been completed and where action is still required.

For an overview of the entire reporting process, see the All Steps at a Glance page. The European Sales List page describes the prerequisites under which the European Sales List functional area is displayed.

The Status workspace can be found under VAT | European Sales List | Status and is displayed as follows, for example:

Shows the 'Status' workspace of the European Sales List in VAT for the period 'DE_2022_12_VA' and the company '1000 - Organträger' with the three-dot icon in the top right corner and the columns 'Step', 'Status', 'Log', and 'File attachments'. The table shows the steps '1. Import', '2. Manual adjustments' with the log entry 'Process not started.', and '3. Reconciliations' with the log entry '9. Reconciliation with ESL', each with the status 'Not started', as well as '4. Declaration' with the status 'Not closed' and '5. Transmission' with the status 'Not sent'.
The 'Status' workspace

Structure of the 'Status' Workspace of the European Sales List in VAT

The Status workspace in VAT displays a table with the current processing status of the European Sales List. The table contains the following columns:

ColumnDescription
StepNumber and name of the step in the reporting process, e.g. 1. Import or 2. Manual adjustments.
StatusCurrent processing status of the step, highlighted in color. Clicking the status opens the respective workspace, e.g. Import or Declaration.
LogDisplays additional information on the status, e.g. error messages from the reconciliations.
File attachmentsDisplays whether file attachments exist for the respective step.

Steps of the Reporting Process of the European Sales List in VAT

The reporting process of the European Sales List in VAT comprises five steps. Each step corresponds to a row in the table of the Status workspace. To process the European Sales List in VAT:

1

Import: Import the ESL data, e.g. the ERP report RFASLM00, in the Import workspace. VAT imports the data automatically from a network drive, or you import the data manually. For superordinate companies with company members, this step covers the transfer of the ESL data from the company members.

2

Manual adjustments: Change the imported data in the Declaration workspace, if required. The step displays whether manual corrections were made after the import.

3

Reconciliations: Execute the reconciliations in the Reconciliations workspace, e.g. the reconciliation of the European Sales List with the preliminary VAT return, that is, reconciliation 9. The Log column displays errors in the reconciliations.

4

Declaration: Finalize the European Sales List in the Declaration workspace. You must finalize the declaration before you can send it.

5

Transmission: Send the European Sales List to the Federal Central Tax Office in the Send declaration workspace. This step only becomes relevant once the declaration is finalized.

Possible Status Values of the Steps in VAT

Each step of the European Sales List can take one of the following status values. VAT highlights the status values in color so that the processing status is visible at a glance:

StepPossible status values
ImportNot started: No import has been executed yet.
Imported: The import was completed successfully.
Manual adjustmentsNot started: No manual adjustments were made.
Started: Manual adjustments were made.
ReconciliationsNot started: The reconciliations have not been executed yet.
DeclarationNot closed: The declaration has not been finalized yet.
Closed: The declaration has been finalized and can be sent.
TransmissionNot sent: The declaration has not been transmitted to the Federal Central Tax Office yet.
Sent: The declaration was transmitted successfully.
Transmission error: A technical error occurred during the transmission.

This content was generated using AI and reviewed by Lucanet subject matter experts before publication.

Last updated on Oct 5, 2026

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Overview of the 'Status' Workspace of the European Sales List in VATNavigation to the 'Status' Workspace of the European Sales List in VATStructure of the 'Status' Workspace of the European Sales List in VATSteps of the Reporting Process of the European Sales List in VATPossible Status Values of the Steps in VAT

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