diff --git a/kmymoney/converter/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/converter/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/converter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/converter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,22 @@
 add_library(converter STATIC ${libconverter_a_SOURCES})
 
 # TODO: clean dependencies
-target_link_libraries(converter PUBLIC KF5::Service KF5::XmlGui KF5::Completion KF5::TextWidgets KF5::WidgetsAddons KF5::ConfigCore KF5::I18n Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Gui Qt5::Xml Alkimia::alkimia KF5::KIOWidgets kmm_csvimportercore
-PRIVATE
-newaccountwizard)
+target_link_libraries(converter
+  PUBLIC
+    KF5::Service
+    KF5::XmlGui
+    KF5::Completion
+    KF5::TextWidgets
+    KF5::WidgetsAddons
+    KF5::ConfigCore
+    Alkimia::alkimia
+    KF5::KIOWidgets
+    kmm_csvimportercore
+  PRIVATE
+    KF5::I18n
+    kmymoney_common
+    newaccountwizard
+)
 
 # we rely on some dialogs to be generated
 add_dependencies(converter dialogs)
diff --git a/kmymoney/converter/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/converter/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/converter/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/converter/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   LINK_LIBRARIES
     Qt5::Core
     Qt5::Test
-    reports_testcommon
+    kmm_testutilities
     converter
 )
diff --git a/kmymoney/converter/tests/converter-test.cpp b/kmymoney/converter/tests/converter-test.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/converter/tests/converter-test.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/converter/tests/converter-test.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 
 // uses helper functions from reports tests
-#include "views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.h"
+#include "tests/testutilities.h"
 using namespace test;
 
 #include "mymoneyinstitution.h"
diff --git a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
     Qt5::Gui
     kmm_mymoney
     kmm_testutils
-    reports_testcommon
+    kmm_testutilities
     onlinetask_interfaces
 )
diff --git a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyforecast-test.cpp b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyforecast-test.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyforecast-test.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyforecast-test.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "mymoneyexception.h"
 
 #include "mymoneystoragedump.h"
-#include "views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.h"
+#include "tests/testutilities.h"
 
 #include "mymoneyinstitution.h"
 #include "mymoneysecurity.h"
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   add_subdirectory(sql)
 endif()
 
-# if(ENABLE_XMLSTORAGE)
+# if(ENABLE_XMLSTORAGE OR BUILD_TESTING)
   add_subdirectory(xml)
 # endif()
 
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/views/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/views/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   add_subdirectory(forecast)
 endif()
 
-if(ENABLE_REPORTSVIEW OR BUILD_TESTING)
+if(ENABLE_REPORTSVIEW)
   add_subdirectory(reports)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 include(ECMAddTests)
 
-add_library(reports_testcommon STATIC
-  reportstestcommon.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(reports_testcommon
-  PUBLIC
-  Qt5::Core
-  reports
-)
-
 set(tests_sources
   chart-test.cpp
   pivotgrid-test.cpp
@@ -22,8 +13,9 @@
   LINK_LIBRARIES
     Qt5::Core
     Qt5::Test
+    reports
     kmm_mymoney
-    reports_testcommon
+    kmm_testutilities
 )
 
 add_executable(reports-chart-test chart-test.cpp)
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivotgrid-test.cpp b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivotgrid-test.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivotgrid-test.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivotgrid-test.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <QtTest>
 
-#include "reportstestcommon.h"
+#include "tests/testutilities.h"
 
 #include "pivotgrid.h"
 #include "mymoneyinstitution.h"
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivottable-test.cpp b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivottable-test.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivottable-test.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/pivottable-test.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,45 @@
 #include "mymoneyenums.h"
 
 #include "pivottable.h"
-#include "reportstestcommon.h"
+#include "tests/testutilities.h"
 #include "kmymoneysettings.h"
 
 using namespace reports;
 using namespace test;
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(PivotTableTest)
 
+void writeTabletoHTML(const PivotTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString())
+{
+  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
+  QString filename = _filename;
+  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
+    filename = QString::fromLatin1("report-%1.html").arg((filenumber, 2, 10,QLatin1Char('0'));
+    ++filenumber;
+  }
+
+  QFile g(filename);
+  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderHTML();
+  g.close();
+
+}
+
+void writeTabletoCSV(const PivotTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString())
+{
+  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
+  QString filename = _filename;
+  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
+    filename = QString::fromLatin1("report-%1.csv").arg((filenumber, 2, 10,QLatin1Char('0'));
+    ++filenumber;
+  }
+
+  QFile g(filename);
+  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderCSV();
+  g.close();
+}
+
 void PivotTableTest::setup()
 {
 }
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/querytable-test.cpp b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/querytable-test.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/querytable-test.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/querytable-test.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
-#include "reportstestcommon.h"
+#include "tests/testutilities.h"
 #include "querytable.h"
 #include "mymoneyinstitution.h"
 #include "mymoneyaccount.h"
@@ -42,6 +42,36 @@
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(QueryTableTest)
 
+void writeTabletoHTML(const QueryTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString())
+{
+  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
+  QString filename = _filename;
+  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
+    filename = QString::fromLatin1("report-%1.html").arg((filenumber, 2, 10,QLatin1Char('0'));
+    ++filenumber;
+  }
+
+  QFile g(filename);
+  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderHTML();
+  g.close();
+}
+
+void writeTabletoCSV(const QueryTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString())
+{
+  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
+  QString filename = _filename;
+  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
+    filename = QString::fromLatin1("report-%1.csv").arg((filenumber, 2, 10,QLatin1Char('0'));
+    ++filenumber;
+  }
+
+  QFile g(filename);
+  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderCSV();
+  g.close();
+}
+
 void QueryTableTest::setup()
 {
 }
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/xml/mymoneystoragexml.cpp b/kmymoney/plugins/xml/mymoneystoragexml.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/xml/mymoneystoragexml.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/plugins/xml/mymoneystoragexml.cpp
@@ -104,9 +104,14 @@
   }
 };
 
+namespace test { bool readRCFfromXMLDoc(QList<MyMoneyReport>& list, QDomDocument* doc); }
+namespace test { void writeRCFtoXMLDoc(const MyMoneyReport& filter, QDomDocument* doc); }
+
 class MyMoneyXmlContentHandler : public QXmlContentHandler
 {
   friend class MyMoneyXmlContentHandlerTest;
+  friend bool test::readRCFfromXMLDoc(QList<MyMoneyReport>& list, QDomDocument* doc);
+  friend void test::writeRCFtoXMLDoc(const MyMoneyReport& filter, QDomDocument* doc);
 
 public:
   MyMoneyXmlContentHandler(MyMoneyStorageXML* reader);
diff --git a/kmymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kmymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kmymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmymoney/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,13 @@
     Qt5::Test
     kmymoney_common
 )
+
+add_library(kmm_testutilities STATIC
+  testutilities.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries(kmm_testutilities
+  PUBLIC
+    Qt5::Core
+  PRIVATE
+    mymoneystoragexml
+)
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.h b/kmymoney/tests/testutilities.h
rename from kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.h
rename to kmymoney/tests/testutilities.h
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.h
+++ b/kmymoney/tests/testutilities.h
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@
 QString makeEquity(const QString& _name, const QString& _symbol);
 extern void makeEquityPrice(const QString& _id, const QDate& _date, const MyMoneyMoney& _price);
 extern void writeRCFtoXMLDoc(const MyMoneyReport& filter, QDomDocument* doc);
-extern void writeTabletoHTML(const reports::PivotTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString());
-extern void writeTabletoHTML(const reports::QueryTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString());
-extern void writeTabletoCSV(const reports::PivotTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString());
-extern void writeTabletoCSV(const reports::QueryTable& table, const QString& _filename = QString());
 extern void writeRCFtoXML(const MyMoneyReport& filter, const QString& _filename = QString());
 extern bool readRCFfromXMLDoc(QList<MyMoneyReport>& list, QDomDocument* doc);
 extern bool readRCFfromXML(QList<MyMoneyReport>& list, const QString& filename);
diff --git a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.cpp b/kmymoney/tests/testutilities.cpp
rename from kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.cpp
rename to kmymoney/tests/testutilities.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/plugins/views/reports/core/tests/reportstestcommon.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/tests/testutilities.cpp
@@ -16,21 +16,16 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "reportstestcommon.h"
-
-#include "kreportsview-test.h"
+#include "testutilities.h"
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QDomDocument>
 #include <QDomElement>
 #include <QDebug>
 
-#include "pivottable.h"
-#include "querytable.h"
-using namespace reports;
-
+#include "mymoneyfile.h"
 #include "mymoneyexception.h"
 #include "mymoneymoney.h"
 #include "mymoneysecurity.h"
@@ -40,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "mymoneyreport.h"
 #include "mymoneypayee.h"
 #include "mymoneystatement.h"
+#include "../mymoneystoragexml.cpp"
 
 namespace test
 {
@@ -331,69 +327,6 @@
 
 }
 
-void writeTabletoHTML(const PivotTable& table, const QString& _filename)
-{
-  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
-  QString filename = _filename;
-  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
-    filename = QString("report-%1%2.html").arg((filenumber < 10) ? "0" : "").arg(filenumber);
-    ++filenumber;
-  }
-
-  QFile g(filename);
-  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderHTML();
-  g.close();
-
-}
-
-void writeTabletoHTML(const QueryTable& table, const QString& _filename)
-{
-  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
-  QString filename = _filename;
-  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
-    filename = QString("report-%1%2.html").arg((filenumber < 10) ? "0" : "").arg(filenumber);
-    ++filenumber;
-  }
-
-  QFile g(filename);
-  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderHTML();
-  g.close();
-}
-
-void writeTabletoCSV(const PivotTable& table, const QString& _filename)
-{
-  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
-  QString filename = _filename;
-  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
-    filename = QString("report-%1%2.csv").arg((filenumber < 10) ? "0" : "").arg(filenumber);
-    ++filenumber;
-  }
-
-  QFile g(filename);
-  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderCSV();
-  g.close();
-
-}
-
-void writeTabletoCSV(const QueryTable& table, const QString& _filename)
-{
-  static unsigned filenumber = 1;
-  QString filename = _filename;
-  if (filename.isEmpty()) {
-    filename = QString("qreport-%1%2.csv").arg((filenumber < 10) ? "0" : "").arg(filenumber);
-    ++filenumber;
-  }
-
-  QFile g(filename);
-  g.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-  QTextStream(&g) << table.renderCSV();
-  g.close();
-
-}
-
 void writeRCFtoXML(const MyMoneyReport& filter, const QString& _filename)
 {
   static unsigned filenum = 1;
@@ -432,10 +365,8 @@
         result = true;
         QDomNode subchild = child.firstChild();
         while (!subchild.isNull() && subchild.isElement()) {
-          MyMoneyReport filter;
-          if (filter.read(subchild.toElement())) {
-            list += filter;
-          }
+          auto filter = MyMoneyXmlContentHandler::readReport(subchild.toElement());
+          list += filter;
           subchild = subchild.nextSibling();
         }
       }