The ABTA Return comprises three forms:-
'Turnover Return and Analysis' (three pages) – the main annual ABTA Return.
'Quarterly Turnover Report' (one page) – a less detailed quarterly return.
'Gross Principal Turnover (Non-Licensable)' (one page) – a supplement to the quarterly return.
The annual and quarterly returns are based on splitting turnover into three main areas:-
Gross Retail Turnover (Box 1)
Gross Principal Turnover (ATOL) (Box 2)
Gross Principal Turnover (Non-Licensable) (Box 3)
Box 3 is then sub-divided to form the values on its own supplement to the quarterly return.
This document describes the software required to assist with the calculation of the above three boxes and the monthly split for Non-Licensable turnover on a quarterly return. It is assumed there will be no 'Overseas Turnover' (Box 4), and there will be no 'Other Turnover' (Box 5).
This document does not currently include calculation for the detailed breakdowns found on the annual return. However, it is possible to obtain some of the ATOL breakdown via the existing Traveller CAA reports. These figures are used in Section B of the annual return.
Although a monthly split for Non-Licensable turnover is calculated, 'Breakage Deposits' and 'UK Transportation' are not separated out. These figures are used in the Gross Principal Turnover (Non-Licensable) supplement to the quarterly return.
A new 'tick box' will be added to the 'Transaction Types' section of Operator Details (on the Master File Maintenance menu). Ticking this box against a particular transaction will indicate that the transaction's turnover is to be treated as Non-Licensable when it is used with the selected operator. This will be used by the ABTA Return to indicate that the payment value is to be added to the 'Gross Principal Turnover (Non-Licensable)' (Box 3).
Please refer to the flow chart in section 2.3 below.
The ABTA Return will link to the existing Traveller 'CAA Transaction Scanner' to establish ATOL Turnover. It is therefore a pre-requisite that the 'Scan transactions' option (on the 'CAA' menu) has been completed before running the ABTA Return.
The ABTA Return will be a report which is run from a new menu item in Traveller. The user will enter a date range which will be applied to payments that have been entered into Traveller. The monthly split for Non-Licensable turnover will be calculated only if a quarterly date range has been selected.
The report will use the rules shown in the flow chart to determine which box the payment value should be added to. The process will be repeated for all payment records within the selected period.
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