VAT Return Implications of Late Posting Sales Invoice

[pvmmvp54]

I have discovered that a sales invoice (raised manually offline and not through QF) was overlooked and therefore not posted and therefore not included in the appropriate VAT return. My understanding of the auto import mechanism in Knowledgebase would indicate that the invoice will be correctly picked up and accounted for in the next VAT return even though it will be historically dated in QF.

My question is: will the software automatically inform HMRC of this accounting error or must I do that separately offline?

TIA

[Glenn]

You are correct in saying that any invoice added at a later date within a previously filed VAT period will get automatically brought forward to the next return.

@pvmmvp54

will the software automatically inform HMRC of this accounting error or must I do that separately offline?

There are certain thresholds whereby you would need to notify HMRC of any error, but if the amount is not material this shouldn’t be necessary. The following post covers the thresholds and includes a link to the required form.

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