FEC File Generation Form

Use the FEC File Generation form to generate the Fichier d'Ecritures Comptables (FEC) file. The French tax code requires companies to submit FEC files periodically.

Prerequisite: A valid FEC Data file requires that all transactions have diary numbers. The FEC file entries are numbered sequentially by diary. Therefore, if you generate an FEC Data file that contains transactions posted prior to implementing diaries, those transactions will have incomplete data in the file. The FEC Data file will only contain complete entries for transactions that are posted after you implement diaries.

Location

To display the FEC File Generation form, complete the following step:

From the Vision Navigation menu, click Accounting > FEC File Generation.

Contents

Toolbar Options

Field	Description
Generate File	After you specify the type of file and other settings on the General tab, click this option to generate the FEC file. Vision then gives you the option to save the file to a location you choose or to open the file in Windows Notepad or another text editing application. The default file names are in these formats: FEC description file: FEC Description <closing date of the fiscal year>.txt FEC data file: <company registration number>FEC<end date of the range of periods selected>.txt
Help	Click this option to display a help topic for the FEC File Generation form.

Fields

Field	Description
Saved Options	If you or other users previously saved global or personal settings for this tab (using the Organize button on this tab), click beside this field to select a set of saved settings. From the drop-down list in the Saved Options field, you can select settings from a Global Options folder (saved settings that are available to all Vision users) or a Personal Options folder (saved settings that you created and which only you can access). Vision then applies those settings so you do not have to enter them again each time that you want to generate a file.
Organize	Click this button to open the Organize Options dialog box and save the settings that are currently entered on this tab for future use. Later, when you want to generate the tax file again, you can select the saved settings from the Saved Options field.
File Format	Select the option for the file that you want to generate. FEC Description File FEC Data File
Range of Periods	Select the beginning and ending accounting periods for the range of periods for which you want to generate the file.
SIREN	Enter your company SIREN number.