I have attempted to submit our quarterly VAT return but Quickfile has calculated the figures including the previous quarters invoices. We have submitted under the Making Tax Digital Scheme without issue before but for some reason, the last quarter invoices are not showing the " This transaction has been locked as it relates to a previously [submitted VAT return]" as other have.
I have logged on to HMRC and the previous quarter return is shown as accepted and paid. Quickfile lists the last quarter as submitted in the VAT return list. I am at a loss how to stop Quickfile including invoices previously declared?
I would rather resolve this that have to edit the figures each quarter because Quickfile keeps accruing declared invoices.
When I download the report available with the VAT return calculation the list includes every invoice from the previous quarter as well as the current quarter. Those invoices from last quarter were created as usual prior to the submission of the last vat return, are dated with dates in the last vat return and were included in the calculation of the last vat return by quick file. I have checked them and can find no reason why quickfile is not recognising that they are already declared, hence checking that there was not a problem at the HMRC end.
Quickfile shows that HMRC has opended a quarterly return for us to file, the dates on the page show the current quarter but it includes 6 moths of invoices not 3? Checking the invoices each of the previous quarters show the invoices locked after submission, for some reason our last quarter invoices are not locked. Can I lock them?
I could just change our VAT start date but that doesn’t get to the bottom of the problem.
From what you describe I suspect that your QuickFile setting has somehow been switched from accrual to cash accounting. Double check your settings.
With cash accounting QuickFile locks the payments rather than the invoices, so when you switch schemes the first return after the switch sees nothing previously locked.