--- title: "Status" source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/esl-status language: en last_updated: 2026-10-05 --- # 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](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/all-steps-at-a-glance.md) page. The [European Sales List](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list.md) page describes the prerequisites under which the **European Sales List** functional area is displayed. ## Navigation to the 'Status' Workspace of the European Sales List in VAT 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'.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/esl-status/_images/en/status-overview.png) 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: | Column | Description | |---------|---------| | Step | Number and name of the step in the reporting process, e.g. **1. Import** or **2. Manual adjustments**. | | Status | Current processing status of the step, highlighted in color. Clicking the status opens the respective workspace, e.g. **Import** or **Declaration**. | | Log | Displays additional information on the status, e.g. error messages from the reconciliations. | | File attachments | Displays 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](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/import-data-summary.md) 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](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/create-declaration-report.md) workspace, if required. The step displays whether manual corrections were made after the import. 3. **Reconciliations**: Execute the reconciliations in the [Reconciliations](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/reconciliation-report.md) 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](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/create-declaration-report.md) 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](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/send-declaration-report.md) 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: | Step | Possible status values | |---------|---------| | Import | **Not started**: No import has been executed yet.
**Imported**: The import was completed successfully. | | Manual adjustments | **Not started**: No manual adjustments were made.
**Started**: Manual adjustments were made. | | Reconciliations | **Not started**: The reconciliations have not been executed yet. | | Declaration | **Not closed**: The declaration has not been finalized yet.
**Closed**: The declaration has been finalized and can be sent. | | Transmission | **Not 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. |