To Submit a VAT Return

You use the Submit VAT Return (TX502020) form to submit a prepared VAT return to HMRC and to view the VAT returns that have been submitted previously in particular periods.

Before You Proceed

For this form to be used to submit a VAT return, the system must be appropriately configured for MTD support. For details, see Configuring Support for Making Tax Digital (MTD).

Before submitting a VAT return, you should make sure that the following operations have been completed in the system:

  1. The related tax report has been prepared for the needed company of your organization (and the branch, if applicable) and for the appropriate tax agency on the Prepare Tax Report (TX501000) form.
  2. The prepared tax report has been released on the Release Tax Report (TX502000) form.

To Submit a VAT Return

  1. Open the Submit VAT Return (TX502020) form.
  2. In the Company box, select the company or branch for which you are going to submit the VAT return.
  3. In the Tax Agency box, select the tax agency you are going to use for filing the VAT return to HMRC.
  4. In the Tax Period box, select the tax period for which you want to send the VAT return.

    The periods available for selection include only the tax periods for which a tax report has been released on the Release Tax Report (TX502000) form.

  5. In the table on the VAT Return tab, where the lines of the appropriate tax report and the tax boxes are shown, check the amounts to make sure they are correct.
  6. On the form toolbar, click Submit VAT Return.
  7. In the confirmation dialog box, that is opened, click Yes to finalize the VAT return and send it to HMRC.
  8. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
    Note: If the VAT return has already been submitted for the selected period, the system displays a warning message notifying you that the return has already been submitted.
  9. Optional: If you need to view the VAT return that has been submitted to this agency for a different period, on the table toolbar of the Submitted VAT Return tab, click Retrieve VAT Return.

    The table shows the tax boxes of the submitted VAT return, their amounts, and the HMRC tax period.