New in Country by Country Reporting Solution

Version 2.1 of the Altova CbC Reporting App was released on Janauary 19, 2021. Learn about all the new features below and try the latest version.

Version 2.1 (January 19, 2021)
Support for Version 2.0 of the OECD Schema
Support for additional country-specific business rules

Support for CbC Schema Version 2.0

As of February 1, 2021, most countries will be required to use the new Version 2.0 CbC XML Schema from the OECD. The Altova Country by Country Reporting Solution now supports this schema by default.

Support for Version 1.0.1 of the schema is still provided and customers may generate reports based on either version as required.

Support for additional country-specific business rules

The Altova CbC Reporting App makes it easy for reporting companies to generate Country by Country reports in valid XML according to the OECD CbC XML Schema. Many countries have also defined additional business rules and validation requirements outside of this schema to meet their specific requirements. The Altova CbCR app supports several of these local rules, with support for the following added in the latest version:

  • Denmark: support for requirements regarding the format of internal IDs (DocRefId and MessageRefId)
  • United Arab Emirates: support for listing of all countries for which a report element exists as “ReceivingCountries”
  • Liechtenstein: support for country-specific rules

Need additional support?

Support for additional local rules will be added in the future – please reach out to our Support team if your country’s rules are not yet covered.

CbCR App is now available in the cloud

The Altova CbC Reporting App is now available as an SaaS solution in the Altova Cloud. The Altova Cloud portal makes it easy to create an account and instantly start a 30-day trial (no credit card required), add users, and eventually purchase a license via the Altova Online Shop. Because this is a true SaaS solution, there is nothing to download or install.

To accommodate legal differences concerning data privacy, data retention, GDPR, and so on, between the US and the EU, Altova utilizes two datacenters for accessing Altova apps in the cloud.

Access the CbCR App in Altova Cloud

Using the Altova CbCR app in the cloud couldn't be easier. Visit the Altova Cloud portal now to get started with an evaluation. No credit card is required, and you'll be up and running almost instantly.

Or, if you’ve installed the solution in-house, you may download the latest version here.

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CbCR App is now available in the cloud
Support for country-specific business rules

CbCR App is now available in the cloud

The Altova CbC Reporting App is now available as an SaaS solution in the Altova Cloud. The Altova Cloud portal makes it easy to create an account and instantly start a 30-day trial (no credit card required), add users, and eventually purchase a license via the Altova Online Shop. Because this is a true SaaS solution, there is nothing to download or install.

To accommodate legal differences concerning data privacy, data retention, GDPR, and so on, between the US and the EU, Altova utilizes two datacenters for accessing Altova apps in the cloud.

Access the CbCR App in Altova Cloud

Using the Altova CbCR app in the cloud couldn't be easier. Visit the Altova Cloud portal now to get started with an evaluation. No credit card is required, and you'll be up and running almost instantly.

Support for country-specific business rules

The Altova CbC Reporting App makes it easy for reporting companies to generate Country by Country reports in valid XML according to the OECD XML Schema. Many countries have also defined additional business rules and validation requirements outside of this schema to meet their specific requirements.

The latest version of the Altova CbCR App will provide support for validation rules from numerous countries:

  • Switzerland: support for the requirements of the Swiss Tax Authorities (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung ESTV - Technische Wegleitung)
  • Belgium: support for the business rules of the Belgian Tax Authorities
  • United Kingdom: Support for the business rules of the United Kingdom Tax Authorities HMRC
  • Hong Kong: Support for the schema of the Hong Kong Tax Authorities
  • Singapore: Support for the supplementary instructions of the Singapore Tax Authorities IRAS
  • Isle of Man: Support for the business rules of the Isle of Man Tax Authorities “The Treasury”

Support for additional local rules will be added in the future – please reach out to our Support team if your country’s rules are not yet covered.

New Features in Previous Versions

Learn about all the features added in prior versions of the CbC Reporting Solution.

Version 2.0.12 (December 4, 2019)
Compliance with latest Swiss Tax Admin requirements
Ability to deploy solution via a package
Bug fixes and other enhancements

Compliance with Swiss Tax Administration 11/7/19 requirements

On November 7, 2019, the Swiss Federal Tax administration released new technical guidance for submitting CbC reports. The Altova CbCR Solution is now compliant with these latest rules.

Ability to deploy CbCR Solution as a package

In addition to downloading a virtual machine with the solution components, you can opt to deploy the CbC Reporting Solution using the free MobileTogether Designer software or via the command line for Linux servers.

Version 2.0 (May 8, 2019)
Ability to generate Correction Reports
Ability to import CbC reports from other sources

Ability to generate Correction Reports

The Altova CbC Reporting Solution makes it easy to generate a valid CbC XML filing report using a user-friendly web interface.

However, sometimes after a CbC report has been submitted to financial authorities, the submitting organization has a need to correct some information in or add some additional data to the report. When this is the case, a correction report must be created to update the filing.

Because a correction report must refer to internal IDs of the original report, it can be difficult to create manually.

Starting with Version 2.0, the Altova CbC Reporting solution makes it easy to generate a valid correction report automatically to update numbers or add new content.

In the correction report creation page, you'll find a list of existing reports. When you click the button to add new data or change/delete existing data, a new correction report is opened that contains all the necessary references to the original report.

Create CBC correction report in XML

Once you have made the necessary updates and saved the correction report, you'll find it listed with other existing reports. Simply click Create XML to generate the valid CbC correction report for submission.

Ability to import CbC Reports from other sources

If you receive a CbC report in XML from another source, you can now import it into the Altova CbC Reporting Solution. This makes it easy to view and understand the information contained in the report, as well as edit it if required.