"VAT" Hotfix - June 2020
With this hotfix, we are preparing our products for the reduction in VAT from July through December 2020.
You need this hotfix if any of the following conditions apply to you:
You use the eTASK.Property Management Suite
You use the eTASK.Tradesman Portal suite
You use one of the following products: eTASK.Rental, eTASK.CostRecording, or eTASK.OperatingCosts
No update to eTASK.WinApp/Inventory or the Revit Add-in is required as part of this hotfix. As a cloud customer, the hotfix will be automatically installed for you.
Please refer to the additional technical notes in the change log for release 2020.2.3748.50598.
New Feature: Temporary VAT Reduction from the Economic Stimulus Package: VAT in the Tradesman Portal
This adjustment relates to the temporary VAT reduction in the German government’s economic stimulus package from July 1 to December 31: The service confirmation for tradespeople has been expanded to allow the tax rate to be specified for each item. This allows services to be billed both retroactively for the period prior to July 1, 2020, and currently for the period between July 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, in each case with the correct tax rate.
Bug Fix: Error Message When Reporting Tradespeople’s Services
Under certain conditions, an error message could occur if the item number was structured with a period when reporting tradespeople’s services. This issue has been resolved.
Improvement: Technical Locations in the Billing Sheet
The billing sheet for tradespeople has been expanded to include the display of the technical location number.
eTASK.FM Procurement
Support Information: Temporary VAT Reduction in the Economic Stimulus Package: VAT in Orders
This adjustment relates to the temporary VAT reduction in the German government’s economic stimulus package from July 1 to December 31: You can simply specify the new VAT rate in your orders as usual. No further action is required.
eTASK.Cost Entry
New feature: Temporary VAT reduction under the economic stimulus package: VAT in invoices
This adjustment relates to the temporary VAT reduction in the federal government’s economic stimulus package from July 1 to December 31: The reduced VAT rate can be specified in items on purchase and sales invoices. To do this, you must specify the tax accounts for this VAT rate in the respective company. For further information, please use the link to online help provided here.
Improvement: Vendor VAT ID on credit memos
When you create a vendor credit memo in cost entry, the vendor’s VAT ID is now always automatically included on the credit memo. You can enter the VAT ID in the vendor’s record.
eTASK.Rental
New feature: Temporary VAT reduction under the economic stimulus package: VAT in lease agreements
This adjustment relates to the temporary VAT reduction in the federal government’s economic stimulus package from July 1 to December 31: eTASK provides a job to change the periods in the lease agreements. Please refer to the information in the online help.
eTASK.FM Portal
New feature: SQL Server 2019 for new installations
With this release, eTASK supports SQL Server 2019 not only for existing portals but also for new installations via the setup wizard.