In a new VAT Return document, first of all you need to fill in the fields in the upper area of the form.
The upper area of the "VAT Return (Create)" form
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<Auto> in the Number field indicates that a number to this document is assigned automatically when you save the document.
In the Entity field, select an entity of your company for which this document is being prepared. The Entity field is available if the Multi-Company Accounting option is selected on: Administration > Settings > General Settings. You can select your personal default entity to appear in documents; for this, refer to Personal Settings. If you have not selected your default entity, the entity defined first will be used as the system default value.
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