I have a number of issues. I discovered that my VAT return for period ended 30 April had not been sent. I was thinking it was sent automatically. When I looked to see how to send it, there was no option to do so. I was allowed to download the report, though. When I downloaded the report, I noticed that some transactions were missing, even though the missing entries were showing in my purchases as ‘paid’. In addition to the query above, I would would like to know how to get the return for this period to HMRC, because their site does not tell you how to do this manually outside of the MTD system.
I managed to send my VAT return for period ended 31 July, but I noticed an error. For one purchase I had entered a VAT rate of 20%, but it should have been nil. Consequently, an incorrect VAT payment is showing as payable. How do I correct this error?
When I looked to see how to send it, there was no option to do so.
This is because the returns can only be submitted in chronological order
The steps have been outlined by @ian_roberts in the link below
Please note where he mentions adjustments as your May-July return includes transactions from the missing return
I managed to send my VAT return for period ended 31 July, but I noticed an error. For one purchase I had entered a VAT rate of 20%, but it should have been nil. Consequently, an incorrect VAT payment is showing as payable. How do I correct this error?
Once the return is submitted no changes can be made to it, you would need to correct this on the next return.
Raise a credit/refund for it it the next period
Re raise the invoice/payment for it in the next period
The net effect will show on the next return as both transactions will be picked up
I thought I’d better update this post, because I have discovered a likely reason for the overlap errors I was getting after rolling back previous VAT returns and trying to re-enter details for the missed VAT period.
I discovered in my account settings that the accounts period ended date for my company was set at 31 January, instead of 30 April. Once I corrected this the overlap error didn’t occur.
I have managed to re-enter the missed VAT period (period ended 30 April) and the following quarter (the latter has already been sent to HMRC), however there is no apparent way of submitting the missed VAT period to HMRC. Will this missed period automatically get sent when I do the quarter ended October return?
I followed the instructions and managed to submit the return for period ended April. Thank you, very much.
Just one thing, I didn’t need to rollback the period ended July before switching electronic filing back on, as it was already rolled back. As the latter was already successfully submitted previously, do I just leave it as rolled back?
Thanks. I’ve done that, so period ended July is showing as ‘saved’, but not submitted (it had in fact already previously been submitted prior to my problem). The figures showing are correct. Does this now mean that my account is in order?