---
title: "Table 737 VAT Return Period"
author: "Jonas Paprotka"
url: https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/737-vat-return-period/
type: table
id: 737
name: "VAT Return Period"
app: "Base Application"
namespace: Microsoft.Finance.VAT.Reporting
versions: "17-28"
build: 28.5.54151.54365
source: "https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/737-vat-return-period/source/29/"
checked: 2026-09-20
subject: "Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central"
license: "Content © 2026 Jonas Paprotka. Quote freely with attribution and a link."
---

# Table 737 VAT Return Period

Jonas Paprotka, https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/737-vat-return-period/

| | |
| --- | --- |
| App | Base Application |
| Namespace | Microsoft.Finance.VAT.Reporting |
| Versions | 17-28 |
| Source file | Finance/VAT/Reporting/VATReturnPeriod.Table.al |

## Fields

| Id | Name | Type | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | No. | Code[20] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 2 | No. Series | Code[20] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 3 | Period Key | Code[10] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 4 | Start Date | Date | 17-28 | - | - |
| 5 | End Date | Date | 17-28 | - | - |
| 6 | Due Date | Date | 17-28 | - | - |
| 7 | Status | Option | 17-28 | - | - |
| 8 | Received Date | Date | 17-28 | - | - |
| 20 | VAT Return No. | Code[20] | 17-28 | - | - |
| 21 | VAT Return Status | Enum VAT Return Status | 17-28 | - | - |

## Keys

| Name | Fields | Versions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Key1, clustered | No. | 17-28 |

## Procedures

| Name | Parameters | Returns | Access | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CopyToVATReturn | (var Record VAT Report Header) | - | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| FindVATReturnPeriod | (var Record VAT Return Period, Date, Date) | Boolean | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| DiffersFromVATReturnPeriod | (var Record VAT Return Period) | Boolean | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| DrillDownVATReturn | () | - | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| CheckOpenOrOverdue | () | Text | public | 17-28 | - | - |
| FindVATPeriodByDate | (Date) | Boolean | internal | 21-28 | - | - |

## Source

Symbols: Microsoft.BaseApplication.symbols.437dbf0e-84ff-417a-965d-ed2bb9650972, https://dynamicssmb2.pkgs.visualstudio.com/DynamicsBCPublicFeeds/_packaging/MSSymbols/nuget/v3/index.json, highest build per major on 2026-09-20.
AL source 29: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps, MIT, releases/29.x at a66254c3b8b5bb1cea290dc8f9d097aec4381153.

Jonas Paprotka, 2026-09-20.