GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 430259
Tax-id for customers
Last modified: 2018-06-29 21:32:17 UTC
In Belgium and probably other countries, customers are also identified by VAT-number. An extra (optional) field in the customer screens containing this tax-id would be nice instead of adding this data in the address-lines. The tax-id is mandatory on the invoice if present.
Each customer is assigned a customer number. Can you use this field for the VAT-number? It does not currently appear on any reports, but that might be fairly straightforward to add.
Currently, I put this in the address field. A customer number can be used, but it's in the form of BExxxx.xxx.xxx, which is cumbersome. The VAT number is (in Europe) mandatory for b2b when the according partners have one. Several reports are related to this, as vat-statements (monthly or quarterly) and customer listings. It's a nice-to-have, as it would make processing of these records easier. Regards, Ruben
Created attachment 183993 [details] Updated script that will optionally display 'Customer ID' I'm not sure what you mean by "it's cumbersome". You have to manually put the number in _somewhere_, whether it's in an address line or the customer number. I've attached a modified 'invoice.scm' that is run when you do a 'Printable Invoice'. Unfortunately, all the different invoice types are wholly separate programs. If you replace your installed script with this version a new option will appear to display the Customer ID. Selecting it will put the Customer ID below the address, which is where I assume you are putting it currently. You can then pick one of your customers and change their ID to be their VAT number and see what you think.
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