{"id":333,"date":"2024-11-21T07:32:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossbuddy.com\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2025-03-14T04:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:58:30","slug":"oss_instructions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ossbuddy.com\/en\/oss_instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"App OSS Buddy 1 – Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Fellow Tax payers! Let’s make OSS easy and affordable!<\/span><\/h1>\n

Below you find step-by-step instructions<\/strong> on how to use OSSbuddy and how to create the OSS input for the ELSTER system.<\/p>\n

Currently OSSbuddy works for Amazon transactions. Other platforms will be added step by step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Fellow Tax payers! Let’s make OSS easy and affordable! Below you find step-by-step instructions on how to use OSSbuddy and how to create the OSS input for the ELSTER system. Currently OSSbuddy works for Amazon transactions. Other platforms will be added step by step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"

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Dear Fellow Tax payers! Let's make OSS easy and affordable!<\/span><\/h1>

Below you find step-by-step instructions<\/strong> on how to use OSSbuddy and how to create the OSS input for the ELSTER system.<\/p>

Currently OSSbuddy works for Amazon transactions. Other platforms will be added step by step.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Step 1: Enter your VAT ID numbers<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Click on EDIT VAT IDs <\/em>and enter your company's VAT IDs with out the first 2 characters. Click SAVE <\/em> to confirm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Step 2: Uploading the Transaction Reports<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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How to get the Amazon VAT transaction reports:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Go to your seller account to the left menu and select Reports \/ Fulfilment by Amazon<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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Choose Amazon VAT Transactions Report<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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Choose the month and click Request .txt Download. <\/em>The report will appear in the list of report after a small moment.<\/p>

Then download the report.<\/p>

Repeat for all month of the reporting quarter.<\/p><\/div>

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Then go to OSSbuddy and upload the Amazon VAT transaction reports by clicking on ADD FILES.<\/em><\/p>

<\/em>OSSbuddy will automatically detect the month and quarter the files belong to.<\/p>

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Enter your reports by clicking on VIEW REPORT.<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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There are 3 Reports: All transactions \/ Invoice Report \/ OSS Output<\/p><\/div>

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Choose OUTPUT<\/em> to visualize the OSS VAT report. This is the file that you will submit to the tax office through your Elsteronline account.<\/p>