Vat return submission failed. Please file the VAT return for the period commencing: 01/04/2018

[Avalon]

When I now try to submit our VAT return with our new VAT credentials for the period beginning 01-Jul-2019 I receive the following message:

Vat return submission failed.
Please file the VAT return for the period commencing: 01/04/2018

I have previously submitted VAT returns directly with HMRC as I could not get QuickFile to file it for me. I am giving it another go but it looks like QuickFile wants me to submit all the previous VAT I submitted directly to HMRC.

I think I need to file a NIL return on QuickFile, how do I do this or can you do uit for me?

[QFMathew]

Hi @Avalon

Are you using MTD or the older VAT submission method?

[Avalon]

Hi Mathew, I am using the older VAT submission method.

[QFMathew]

Ideally, what you would do here then is to replicate the submitted VAT return on QuickFile (making sure the values match), for all periods submitted outside of QuickFile, and then just save these rather than submitting them.

This keeps your figures in line as well as closing off the related invoices.

[Avalon]

Thanks that worked, VAT now submitted