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Payment Codes

This page describes the Payment Codes setting in the Purchase Ledger.

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Payment Codes are used in Norway and Sweden, where every payment to a beneficiary domiciled outside the country in any currency that exceeds a value stipulated by the tax authorities must be reported to the authorities by the intermediary bank. Included in the report should be a Payment Code, a two-digit (Norway) or three-digit (Sweden) code representing a category (e.g. export/import, services etc.).

You should specify Payment Codes in the Contact records for Suppliers located outside Norway (if you are in Norway) or outside Sweden (if you are in Sweden). These are Suppliers whom you will pay using the "SEPA" (Norway), "SEPA Foreign (Sweden) or "Foreign" (both) Payment Channels. A Supplier's Payment Code will be transferred to any Purchase Invoices ('Accounts' card) and Payment rows (flip H) entered in their name. The Payment Channel will also be copied to Purchase Invoices and Payment rows (flip K).

From the Payment row and if the Payment Channel in that row is "SEPA"/"SEPA Foreign" or "Foreign", the Payment Code (and its Description from this setting) will be included in a Banking File export if the Payment File Format you have specified in the Bank Transfer setting in the Purchase Ledger is one of the Norwegian ISO20022 or Swedish ISO20022 banks.

The Payment Code will also be included in a Banking File export if you produce it using the Foreign Country Payment option and if the Payment File Format you have specified in the Bank Transfer setting is Sweden - Handelsbanken.

Using the Payment Codes setting can help reduce errors when selecting Payment Codes in Contact records for Suppliers. Once you have listed Payment Codes in this setting, you will be able to use the 'Paste Special' function from the Payment Code field in a Contact record. This will help ensure the correct Payment Code (with the correct spelling) will be used. A complete list of Payment Codes used in Norway can be found at www.skatteetaten.no, while the Payment Codes used in Sweden can be found at www.skatteverket.se.

To work with Payment Codes, first ensure you are in the Purchase Ledger. Then, if you are using Windows or macOS, open the 'Settings' list by clicking the [Settings] button in the Navigation Centre or using the Ctrl-S/⌘-S keyboard shortcut and then double-click 'Payment Codes' in the list. If you are using iOS or Android, select 'Settings' from the Tools menu (with 'wrench' icon) and tap 'Payment Codes' in the 'Settings' list. The 'Payment Codes: Browse' window will be displayed, showing all Payment Codes previously entered. Double-click (Windows/macOS) or tap (iOS/Android) a record in the list to edit it, or add a new record by selecting 'New' from the Create menu (Windows/macOS) or the + menu (iOS/Android). When the record is complete, save it by clicking the [Save] button (Windows/macOS) or tapping √ (iOS/Android) in the Button Bar. To close it without saving changes, click the close box (Windows/macOS) or tap < (iOS/Android).

For each Payment Code, you can specify a Code, a Category and a Description. The Code and the Description will be included in Banking File exports, but the Category is for information only.

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