VAT Return - Box 7

[Andman]

I have been using QuickFile for my VAT return for 2 years with no issues. I am preparing one now, but Box 7 is showing more that expected - it doesn’t correlate with the total in Box 4. I have run a Report and checked the totals for nominal codes 5000-8205, plus 0020, and I get the figure I was expecting, and not the one shown in Box 7. Any ideas as to why there is this anamoly?

[ian_roberts]

When you have any concerns about the box calculations the first thing to do is click the “export” button in the top right corner to download a CSV showing exactly which items contribute to which box. Hopefully that’ll show you where the problem lies (or reassure you that there isn’t a problem).

[Andman]

Thanks Ian, that is very helpful and useful. I can see now that they are the Cemetery Fees which are VAT exempt, so I’ll go back into QuickFile to see if I can find out why these are being included.

[ian_roberts]

I think this was changed recently - it used to be the case that QuickFile (incorrectly) excluded purchases marked “exempt” from the box 7 total, but they’ve recently fixed this so the only purchases omitted from box 7 are those marked “out of scope”.