...
This
...
user
...
guide
...
describes
...
the
...
functions
...
and
...
processes
...
in
...
the
...
GlobalTaxCenter
...
(GTC
...
).
...
GTC
...
is
...
the
...
most
...
extensive
...
part
...
of
...
the
...
AMANA
...
tax
...
portal,
...
which
...
also
...
includes
...
a
...
tax
...
accounting
...
module
...
/
...
E-Bilanz
...
(SmartTaxBalance;
...
STB
...
)
...
and
...
a
...
VAT
...
module
...
(VAT@GTC
...
).
...
These
...
modules
...
are
...
connected
...
to
...
the
...
GTC
...
via
...
direct
...
interfaces.
...
Their
...
functionality
...
is
...
documented
...
separately
...
and
...
not
...
included
...
in
...
this
...
manual.
...
The
...
GTC
...
is
...
a
...
standardized
...
web
...
application
...
that
...
is
...
primarily
...
used
...
for
...
calculation
...
of
...
deferred
...
and
...
current
...
taxes.
...
In
...
order
...
to
...
work
...
with
...
the
...
GTC
...
the
...
user
...
simply
...
needs
...
a
...
web
...
browser
...
(e.g.
...
Microsoft
...
Internet
...
Explorer
...
).
...
The
...
structure
...
of
...
this
...
manual
...
is
...
based
...
on
...
the
...
menu
...
navigation
...
in
...
the
...
GTC
...
that
...
usually
...
consists
...
of
...
the
...
following
...
main
...
dialogues:
...
Master
...
Data
...
(chapter
...
5
...
)
...
Company
...
(chapter
...
6
...
)
...
...
(Sub-
...
)Group
...
(chapter
...
7
...
)
...
Reports
...
(chapter
...
8
...
)
...
Here
...
is
...
a
...
short
...
summary
...
of
...
the
...
invividual
...
chapters
...
of
...
this
...
manual:
...
Chapter
...
3
...
offers
...
a
...
general
...
function
...
overview
...
of
...
individual
...
GTC
...
modules
...
and
...
their
...
objectives
...
based
...
on
...
tax
...
accounting
...
requirements.
...
Chapter
...
4
...
explains
...
cross-programme
...
functions
...
that
...
can
...
be
...
found
...
in
...
numerous
...
GTC
...
dialogues
...
(e.g.
...
generate
...
Excel
...
view
...
).
...
You
...
will
...
also
...
find
...
general
...
information
...
on
...
the
...
programme
...
use
...
here.
...
Chapter
...
5
...
describes
...
how
...
to
...
create
...
and
...
manage
...
your
...
master
...
data.
...
Some
...
technical
...
instructions
...
on
...
how
...
to
...
configure
...
individual
...
parameters
...
are
...
listed
...
in
...
this
...
chapter.
...
Chapter
...
6
...
contains
...
the
...
description
...
of
...
process
...
steps
...
for
...
an
...
individual
...
company
...
in
...
the
...
GTC.
...
This
...
chapter
...
focuses
...
on
...
calculation
...
of
...
deferred
...
and
...
current
...
taxes
...
and
...
electronic
...
submission
...
of
...
tax
...
returns.
...
Chapter
...
7
...
explains
...
the
...
main
...
dialogue
...
(Sub-
...
)
...
Group
...
that
...
contains
...
a
...
group
...
overview
...
and
...
organisation
...
functions.
...
For
...
example,
...
it
...
includes
...
the
...
summary
...
of
...
deferred
...
taxes
...
and
...
tax
...
rate
...
reconciliations
...
that
...
can
...
be
...
used
...
for
...
explanatory
...
notes
...
to
...
consolidated
...
financial
...
statement.
...
Chapter
...
8
...
describes
...
evaluation
...
options
...
in
...
the
...
main
...
dialogue
...
Reports
...
.
...
Various
...
configuration
...
options
...
are
...
explained
...
in
...
this
...
chapter.
...
Chapter
...
9
...
contains
...
the
...
FAQs.
...
The
...
functions
...
described
...
in
...
this
...
manual
...
are
...
based
...
on
...
the
...
standard
...
GTC
...
configuration.
...
Some
...
functions
...
and
...
dialogues
...
have
...
been
...
developed
...
by
...
AMANA
...
according
...
to
...
customers'
...
specifications.
...
Therefore,
...
some
...
screenshots
...
and
...
descriptions
...
in
...
this
...
manual
...
can
...
differ
...
from
...
your
...
GTC
...
version.
...
Technical
...
requirements
...
that
...
result
...
from
...
the
...
complexity
...
of
...
accounting
...
standards
...
and
...
tax
...
laws
...
are
...
not
...
included
...
into
...
this
...
manual.
...
If
...
you
...
have
...
any
...
technical
...
questions,
...
either
...
company-specific
...
or
...
initiated
...
by
...
the
...
legislator,
...
our
...
expert
...
contact
...
persons
...
in
...
AMANA
...
will
...
be
...
pleased
...
to
...
help
...
you.
...
We
...
would
...
be
...
very
...
grateful
...
for
...
your
...
hints
...
and
...
suggestions
...
for
...
the
...
further
...
improvement
...
of
...
this
...
manual.
...
Please
...
send
...
your
...
ideas
...
to
...
(
...
info@amana-consulting.de|mailto:
...
info@amana-consulting.de)
...
with
...
the
...
subject
...
'GTC
...
Manual'.