Have been let down by accountant who hasnt submitted vat returns and using system to catch up on accounts going back few years including vat returns. Accidentally rolled back June to Aug 2022 then made adjustment using box 4 and box 7 in Sep to Nov 22. Then continued to catch up until up to date. Received message from HMRC that Sep to Nov 22 overdue and 1 penalty point. When I looked into the report on vat returns this entry was marked as saved and no return made to HMRC. What do I need to do to get this return submitted? All advice welcome for this beginner!!!
Hello @daidoc
The steps are a bit long winded to correct this but I will do my best to explain.
Returns need to be submitted/saved in chronological order.
If you have later returns they will all need rolling back in reverse order starting with the latest.
- Open the latest return and click Rollback
- Repeat on each return until you have done 01 September to 30 November 2022
- Go into Reports > Vat Returns > Settings and set the HMRC account to “no electronic filing”
- Generate the return for 1 Jun 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 ensuring it matches what was actually submitted.
- Go into Reports > Vat Returns > Settings and set the HMRC account back to your company
- Generate the return for 1 Sep 2022 - 30 Nov 2022 ensuring (Note you can not submit a return consisting of adjustments only)
- Go into Reports > Vat Returns > Settings and set the HMRC account to “no electronic filing”
- Generate the remaining submitted returns in chronological order until you are up to date
- Go into Reports > Vat Returns > Settings and set the HMRC account back to your company
All the returns you have previously submitted will show as saved as you can not submit them twice.
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