Hi
i am doing my vat return for Oct to Dec 2020 but no matter what figures i put in for sales and purchases i get the same figure on the vat return and cant ajust it to the correct amount can you help please
luke
You shouldn’t be adjusting vat returns.
Where are you putting the figures in?
Are you on cash accounting or accrual?
If cash, is the payment dates within the vat period?
If acural are the invoice dates within the vat period?
Hello
I’m not adjusting the vat return I’m adjusting the cash taking figures but without any figures even in the cash takings it’s coming up with the same amount in the vat return as if there pre existing figures before I even input any figures into the cash takings
Luke
And is this the first time you’ve ever used quickfile? Have you submitted vat returns before? It may be pulling in old figures that haven’t been locked off from a previous return?
Hello no I have been doing it a while the dates are 1/10/20 to 31/12/20 I don’t get where it can pull figures from a previous return
Check that the last submitted vat return has been saved/submitted.
Okay will do that now
Yes it has been submitted
As you can see I have opened up the next vat return January to March 2021 and there’s figures there and I haven’t filled one thing for jan to March so they should all be 0
Yes but if the return before that one hasn’t been submitted then the next one will include the same figures, so there’s no issue there with that.
The issue is with your current vat return.
Maybe @QFMathew can take a look for you.
Hello
Yes correct I was just using that as an example
Okay yes any help would be great as needs to be In by Sunday
Thanks
Luke
Hi @Reeds57,
If you are not sure where the figures are coming from then the easiest way would be to download the backing information - you can then see which invoices/payments are being pulled into the return.
You may find that you have entered some information after you’ve already submitted a VAT return for that period and so that information will then be carried forward to the next return. Eg. If you entered your sales for the month of August recently then this VAT period has already been submitted and those figures would be showing in the oct-dec return.
(This is the “export” button in the top right corner)
I can’t seem to find the button?
Hi @Reeds57,
from your screenshot above:
The Export button is in the top right corner just above the box 1 total
I have found it thank you so I have pulled it up and it’s brought up cash takings for
June 2019
August 2019
August 2019
October 2019
March 2019
October 2020
So it hasn’t even included November & December 2020 which are supposed to be in this period with October 2020 that’s already in there but with dates that I have already submitted
Hi @Reeds57,
This is probably down to the date that the data was entered into QuickFile - You may find that the Nov/Dec takings were entered with a date that is outside the VAT period.
Hope you’ve managed to sort it now that you’ve found it
More to the point why is it including figures for
June 2019
August 2019
August 2019
October 2019
I’m guessing you never ran a vat return for those periods in quickfile before? Otherwise it would be locked off.
No disrespect, but it seems to me that you need to use a professional accountant. If you get your VAT wrong, any small saving in cost will be far out weighed by the penalties and interest that will apply. Focus on what you are good at and allow others more qualified to take the strain
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