Apologies if this is a bit convoluted. I’m a sole trader new to QF, and two things have become necessary simultaneously: signing up for MTD from April 6, and registering for VAT (effective date April 1). Because I hadn’t started getting to grips with QF, and because my VAT number hadn’t arrived, I issued my first invoice of the new tax year the old fashioned way (typed), and with a note to the effect that VAT registration was pending. My VAT number arrived at the end of last week, and I generated an invoice in QF for the whole amount (fee + VAT), saved as a PDF and emailed it to my client (unintentionally, I have only saved it as a draft in QF at this point). My client does not want to substitute the whole invoice and has requested a VAT only invoice. I’m really annoyed to have got off to such a messy start with MTD and QF: please could anyone suggest the neatest way to proceed?
So your new invoice is one line with net X and VAT rate 20% - what you can do is add a second line to the invoice with a negative value -X as the net and a VAT rate of 0%. The result of this will be an invoice for just the VAT amount
Large widget £100 20% £120
Less net already invoiced -£100 0% -£100
Subtotal £0
VAT £20
Total £20