New VAT date range limitation when posting documents
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | - | 
Feb 1, 2023 |
Business value
Users can't post sales or purchase invoices if the VAT date falls within the closed VAT period. This restriction will prevent inconsistency in VAT reporting.
Feature details
Even before this feature release, you were prevented from changing the VAT date on a posted document if the existing date is within the closed VAT period or the date you want to change to is within the closed VAT period. But now, you're also prevented from posting a document that has a VAT date within the closed VAT period. If you want to post the document with a date in a closed VAT period, you must first open a VAT period. This will signal that you must resubmit a VAT return.
See also
Set Up Calculations and Posting Methods for Value-Added Tax (docs)