n Ireland, a Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) is levied on vehicles when new. Car rental companies are entitled to claim a refund (diminishing over time) of part of the tax when the vehicle is sold. This program is used to enter the data regarding a claim for the refund.

To access the program, type VRTCLM (RET) at any menu "OPTION:" field or the appropriate number on the Fleet Accounting Menu. The screen will then display:


OPTION: __ ENTER VRT CLAIM DATA

1 Claim Reference
2 Claim Date 10-31-08
Claim Total Amt

License Veh# VRT Pur VRT Sale Claim amt















1SAVE 2NEXT 15 3ERASE 4PREV 15 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8



Enter data as follows:

1. CLAIM REFERENCE

Enter up to 20 alphanumeric characters for a claim reference. This reference code is not stored in the system, but it does print on the edit report.

EXAMPLE: Type 103108A1 (RET)
2. CLAIM DATE

Enter the date associated with this claim. Press (RET) to accept the current date. (Future date is not allowed.)

EXAMPLE: Type 120.00 (RET)


The cursor will advance to the "License" column.

COL. 1 LICENSE

COL. 2 VEH

Enter either the vehicle's License number press (RET) and enter the unit number. (Entering one will cause the other to display.) One line of data is provided for each vehicle.

EXAMPLE: Type 122020 (RET)

Entering a vehicle that already has a date in the Claim Date field will cause the following message to display:

VRT CLAIM HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE ON THIS VEHICLE.

Entering a vehicle that has a past VRT date (the date by which the refund can be claimed has gone by) will cause the following message to display.

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXCEEDED ITS VRT REFUND DATE


The screen will then display:


OPTION: __ ENTER VRT CLAIM DATA

1 Claim Refreence 103108A1
2 Claim Date 10-31-08
Claim Total Amt

License Veh# VRT Pur VRT Sale Claim amt
122020 A00012 100.00














1SAVE 2NEXT 15 3ERASE 4PREV 15 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8



VRT PUR
 This amount is loaded from page 4 the vehicle record. The field name is "VRT on Purchase" or "GST on Purchase" (depending on the configuration of your system.)

This data is not accessible from this screen.
VRT SALE
 This amount is loaded from page 4 the vehicle record. The field name is "VRT on Sale" or "GST on Sale" (depending on the configuration of your system.)

This data is not accessible from this screen.

CLAIM AMT

Enter the amount of the VRT refund claim for the vehicle.

EXAMPLE: Type 100. 00 (RET)

Continue entering claims for other vehicles as appropriate.

Data entry can continue on other vehicles. Use the F2 key to scroll forward 15 lines at a time, and use the F4 key to look at the previous 15 lines.

As claim amounts are entered, the Claim Total Amt field (just after Field 2) will be updated.



When all claim amounts have been entered, press F1. This will cause an edit list of the data entry to print showing 1 line for each vehicle.

The following prompt will display: POST CLAIMS? Y/N

Enter:

N = No. The save is terminated. Edits can be made to the records entered.
Y = Yes, the vehicle inventory records will be updated as follows:

  • The claim amount is posted to the VRT Refund Due field.
  • The claim date is posted tothe VRT Claim Date field.

Refer to the chapter of the manual titled Ireland 365 Day Tax for more information.