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title: "Month Overview"
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/monthly-overview-report
language: en
last_updated: 2026-10-05
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# Month Overview of the European Sales List in Lucanet VAT
## Overview of the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT
The **Month overview** in the **European Sales List** (ESL) functional area in Lucanet VAT (Value Added Tax) provides a tabular overview of the reporting progress of all companies in a period for the European Sales List – similar to the **Status** workspace, but with a view of several companies at the same time. Either all companies of the current VAT group or all standalone companies are displayed. Only the companies assigned to the logged-in user are visible.
## Navigation to the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT
The **Month overview** workspace can be found under **VAT | European Sales List | Month overview** and is displayed as follows, for example:
The 'Month overview' workspace
## Structure of the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT
The month overview of the European Sales List in VAT only displays the second level of the VAT group. To view the third level, navigate to the respective intermediate company and open its month overview there. The month overview displays company members indented below the superordinate company. VAT transfers the ESL data of the company members into the declaration of the superordinate company automatically (see the [European Sales List](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list.md) page).
Use the **Search** field to filter the table by company name or number.
The table of the month overview of the European Sales List in VAT displays the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---------|---------|
| Company | Company number and name. VAT group total rows are displayed in **bold**; each superordinate company is displayed twice – once as the total status of the VAT group and once as an individual declaration. Clicking the name opens the [Status](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/esl-status.md) workspace of the respective company. |
| Type | Type of the company, e.g. OT, ZOT, OG, or STA |
| Reporting period | Reporting frequency of the company: monthly, every 2 months, quarterly, every 4 months, every 6 months, or yearly |
| Due date | Due date of the declaration, if stored in the master data under **Companies \| Due dates VAT Return** |
| Import | Status of the data import. Possible values:
• **No entry:** VAT group declarations do not receive an import status, as VAT does not execute an import for them
• **Imported:** Import successful
• **Not started:** Import pending, or the company reports manually. Clicking opens the **Import** workspace of the company. No import status is displayed for VAT group total rows. |
| Reconciliations | Status of the reconciliations. Possible values:
• **No entry:** VAT group declarations do not receive a reconciliation status, as no reconciliations are executed for them
• **Not started:** not executed yet, or no reconciliations configured
• **With errors:** at least one reconciliation contains errors
• **Successful:** all reconciliations passed. Clicking opens the **Reconciliations** workspace of the company. |
| Declaration | Status of the declaration. For a description of all possible statuses, see section [Declaration Status in the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT](#declaration-status-in-the-month-overview-of-the-european-sales-list-in-vat). Clicking opens the declaration or executes a status change. |
| Correction | Indicates which correction the declaration is in. The value **0** stands for the original declaration, **1** for the first correction, and so on. |
| Last status change | User name and time of the last status change of the declaration |
Depending on the country configuration, additional **Review** columns can be displayed. For more information, see section [Review in the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT](#review-in-the-month-overview-of-the-european-sales-list-in-vat).
## Declaration Status in the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT
The status in the **Declaration** column of the month overview in VAT displays the current processing status of the European Sales List. In most cases, clicking the status triggers an action directly:
| Status | Meaning | Action on click |
|---------|---------|---------|
| Not started | The declaration has not been processed yet. | Finalize the declaration: results in a nil declaration – only use in exceptional cases |
| In work | The declaration is being processed. | Finalize the declaration: some rules are ignored, e.g. reconciliations do not have to be completed – only use in exceptional cases |
| Closed | The declaration has been finalized. | Reopen the declaration: e.g. if inconsistencies were noticed during the review |
| Sending | The transmission file for the ELMA5 procedure was created; the declaration has not been marked as sent yet (see [Send declaration](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/send-declaration-report.md)). | Set the status back to **Closed**, e.g. if corrections are required before the upload |
| Transmission error | A technical error occurred during the transmission. | Set the status back to **Closed**: requires the **VAT: Reset Send Error - Edit** authorization |
| Sent | The declaration was transmitted successfully to the Federal Central Tax Office. | Create correction: Click the status to create a correction to the sent declaration. |
## Further Functions of the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT
In addition to the [general functions](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/user-interface-general-functions.md), the following functions for all displayed companies are available via the buttons and the context menu of the three-dot icon (⋮) in the top right corner of the month overview of the European Sales List in VAT:
| Function | Description |
|---------|---------|
| Open VAT Returns | Reopens all finalized declarations of the displayed companies, provided they have not been sent to the Federal Central Tax Office yet. |
| Finalise declarations | Finalizes all declarations of the displayed companies. Some rules are ignored – e.g. reconciliations do not have to be completed. Only use this function in exceptional cases, e.g. if a deadline is at risk. |
| Run reconciliations (context menu of the three-dot icon ⋮) | Executes the reconciliations for all displayed companies. Not all companies can be reconciled, e.g. if no import has taken place yet or the declaration is already finalized. |
## Review in the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT
Depending on the configuration in the country settings, additional review columns can be displayed in the table of the month overview of the European Sales List in VAT. The review implements the four-eyes principle as part of VAT compliance:
| Review variant | Description |
|---------|---------|
| Review before transfer | Can only be performed or reversed while the declaration is finalized. If this variant is active, the review must be completed before the declaration can be sent. If the declaration is reopened, the review is reset automatically. |
| Review after sending | Is performed after the declaration has been sent. |
Both variants can also be configured at the same time, so that different users take on different review roles. The **four-eyes principle** setting in the country settings additionally ensures that the user who finalized the declaration cannot perform a review, and vice versa.
Each review variant creates two columns in the month overview of the European Sales List in VAT:
- **Review (before/after sending):** This is where the review is confirmed or withdrawn.
- **Last status change review:** Displays the user and time of the last status change of the review.