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title: "Year Overview"
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/yearly-overview-report
language: en
last_updated: 2026-10-05
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# Year Overview of the European Sales List in Lucanet VAT

## Overview of the Year Overview of the European Sales List in VAT

The **Year overview** under **European Sales List** (ESL) in Lucanet VAT (Value Added Tax) displays the reporting progress of all companies over an entire year. For each company, a status indicator is displayed per period. The overview has the same structure and the same company hierarchy as the **Month overview**. The section [Structure of the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/monthly-overview-report.md#structure-of-the-month-overview-of-the-european-sales-list-in-vat) describes which companies are displayed and how to navigate through the VAT group.

The key difference from the month overview is that the year overview does not contain detail columns for the import or the reconciliations. Instead, the year overview compactly displays the current declaration status per declaration and period, as well as possible follow-up actions.

## Navigation to the Year Overview of the European Sales List in VAT

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

![Shows the year overview of the European Sales List in VAT for the period 'DE_2020_11_VA' with the three-dot icon, the message 'This country is no longer included in the current license. Existing periods are available but creating new periods is not possible.', the 'Search' field, and the columns 'Company', 'Reporting period', and 'Jan' to 'Dec' with gray status indicators and yellow status indicators in the 'Aug' column, with the 'Nov' column highlighted. The table shows, for example, the company '1400 Organträger mit TGs' with the indented companies '1410 TG IMP', '1420 TG MAN &MAP', and '1430 TG MA', and the company '1510 OG IMP M - tritt 06/20 AUS' with status indicators only for the months 'Jan' to 'Jun'.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/yearly-overview-report/_images/en/yearly-overview-nav-european.png)
The 'Year overview' workspace

## Structure of the Year Overview of the European Sales List in VAT

The table of the year 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**. Clicking the name opens the [Status](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/esl-status.md) workspace of the company. |
| Reporting period | Reporting frequency of the company, e.g. monthly, quarterly, or yearly |
| Jan – Dec | Status indicator of the declaration for the respective calendar month. For companies that do not report monthly, only the reporting month is filled; the other months remain empty. |
| Year | Status indicator for the annual VAT return period, if available |

Use the **Search** field to filter the table by company name or number.

## Status Display in the Year Overview of the European Sales List in VAT

The **status indicators** in the year overview in VAT are color-coded and display the current processing status of the European Sales List. If the declaration contains one or more corrections, the number of the current correction is displayed in the badge. For companies that do not report monthly, only the respective reporting month is filled; all other months remain empty.

![Shows a section of the year overview of the European Sales List in VAT with the company '1400 Organträger mit TGs' with gray status indicators and the companies '1410 TG IMP' with green and gray status indicators, '1420 TG MAN &MAP' with gray and green status indicators, and '1430 TG MA' with yellow status indicators, each with the reporting period 'monthly'.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/yearly-overview-report/_images/en/yearly-overview.png)
Color-coded status indicators in the Year overview

The colors of the status indicators in the year overview in VAT have the following meaning:

| Color | Status | Meaning |
|---------|---------|---------|
| Gray | Not started | The processing of the declaration has not started yet. |
| Yellow | In work | The declaration is being processed. |
| Green | Closed | The declaration has been finalized. |
| Blue | Sent | The declaration was sent to the Federal Central Tax Office. |
| Blue with red border | Transmission error | A technical error occurred during the transmission. |

### Changing the Status of a European Sales List in VAT

To change the status of a European Sales List in the year overview in VAT:

1. Click a status indicator. The **Change of the declaration** dialog is displayed:

    ![Shows the 'Change of the declaration' dialog of the European Sales List in VAT with the 'Please select change:' drop-down list with the value 'Close VAT Return' and the 'Cancel' and 'Apply change' buttons.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/yearly-overview-report/_images/en/change-declaration.png)
    The 'Change of the declaration' dialog

2. Select the desired action from the drop-down list.

3. Click **Apply change** to confirm the action.

The available actions depend on the current status of the declaration. For a sent declaration, use the **Create correction** action to create a correction – for the European Sales List, the year overview is the intended way to do this (see the [Creating and Finalizing the European Sales List](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/create-declaration-report.md) page). For more information on the possible statuses and their actions, see section [Declaration Status in the Month Overview of the European Sales List in VAT](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/income-taxes/vat/european-sales-list/monthly-overview-report.md#declaration-status-in-the-month-overview-of-the-european-sales-list-in-vat).