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Global Tax Determination Cloud reports

This article explains the contents of each report, which filters are required to run the report, and what the report is commonly used for.

Available Global Tax Determination Cloud reports

Report nameDescriptionRequired filtersUse
Customer Exemption Certificate ReportA list of exemption certificates you uploaded with expiration dates.
  • OU Code List

Use this report to see exemption certificate information for your customers.
Entity/Use Code Mapping ReportA list of Entity/Use Codes your customers are mapped to.
  • OU Code List

Use this report to see which Sovos Entity/Use Codes are mapped to your company codes.
Good/Service Code Mapping ReportA list of Good/Service Codes your products are mapped to.
  • OU Code List

Use this report to see which Sovos Good/Service Codes are mapped to your company codes.
Nexus and Registration ReportA list of all nexuses added to Global Tax Determination with registration numbers. Also shows if a nexus is active or not.
  • OU Code List

  • Country

Use this report to see which jurisdictions you are obligated to collect taxes in. You can also check the registration status for each nexus.
Simplified Transaction ReportA simplified version of the Transaction Detail Report by Line Item and Taxing Jurisdiction with fewer columns
  • OU Code List

  • Country

Use this report if you want a report similar to the Transaction Detail Report without the more specific details or have lots of data and want a report tha is faster to load and download.
Tax Totals by Invoice ReportA summary of an organization's gross amounts and taxes grouped by invoice instead of location.
  • OU Code List

Use this report if you want to find the reason for any differences you found in the Tax Totals by State Report. You can also use this data to file your own returns if you do not have Sales Tax Filing.
Tax Totals by Jurisdiction ReportA summary of tax collected by taxing jurisdictions in a given date range. Contains tax rates, tax amounts, and taxable amounts organized by sub taxing jurisdictions within states or territories.
  • OU Code List

  • Country

Use this report if you want to find the reason for any differences you found in the Tax Totals by State Report.
Tax Totals by State ReportA summary of tax collected by state in a given date range. Contains one line for each state and tax type. The columns show the state, county, city, and district taxes as well as total tax for that state.
  • OU Code List

  • Country

Use this report to see if there any differences between tax amounts in Global Tax Determination and tax amounts in your ledger.
Transaction Detail Report by Line ItemShows the gross amount, the tax rate, the tax amount, the taxable amount, and the exempt amount associated with an invoice line item per row, the columns showing the breakdown of these amounts per taxing jurisdiction.
  • OU Code List

  • Country

Use this report to see if there any differences between the transactions in Global Tax Determination and in your ledger.
Transaction Detail Report by Line Item and Taxing JurisdictionShows the gross amount, the tax rate, the tax amount, the taxable amount, and the exempt amount associated with an invoice line item, broken down by individual taxing jurisdiction per row.
  • OU Code List

  • Country

Use this report to see if there any differences between the transactions in Global Tax Determination and in your ledger.

Global Tax Determination Cloud report formats

To download:

  • TXT

  • Excel (XLSX)

  • CSV

  • JSON

  • HTML

  • Markdown (MD)

  • PNG

To send:

  • Data Table / HTML

  • Visualization (PNG)

  • CSV

  • XLSX

  • JSON — Simple

  • Text (TXT)

Table 1. File format uses
File formatUseful forNot useful for
TXT
  • Sharing reports between systems

  • Storing large amounts of data

  • Exporting report data to use in other programs

  • Reading reports using screen readers

  • Visual projects such as PowerPoint presentations

  • Formatting text

Excel
  • Formatting and organizing report data

  • Creating visuals such as graphs or charts based on report data

  • Storing large amounts of data

  • Exporting data to use in non-spreadsheet programs

CSV
  • Sharing reports between systems

  • Storing large amounts of data in table format

  • Exporting report data to use in other programs

  • Visual projects such as PowerPoint presentations

  • Formatting text or tables

JSON
  • Transferring report data to web applications

  • Storing large amounts of data

  • Visual projects such as PowerPoint presentations

  • Formatting text

HTML
  • Viewing reports in web browser

  • Visual projects such as PowerPoint presentations

  • Reading reports using screen readers

  • Exporting report data to use in other programs

  • Editing data

Markdown
  • Sharing reports between systems

  • Basic text formatting

  • Converting report data into other formats

  • Reading reports using screen readers

  • Advanced text formatting

PNG
  • Visual projects such as PowerPoint presentations

  • Formatting or editing data

  • Storing and transferring data

  • Using data in other programs

  • Reading reports using screen readers