Configure your VAT settings
Before submitting your VAT Return or EC Sales List online, you must first configure your VAT settings.
- Click Settings then click Company Preferences and click VAT.
- Complete the details as follows:
EC Sales
If you're required to submit an EC Sales List to HMRC, enter the following details.
| Error Threshold | Choose either a 0% or 30% (recommended) threshold. A 0% threshold means that the submission of an EC Sales List will be rejected as soon as an error is detected. A 30% threshold will allow allow a submission with up to 30% of the submitted lines containing errors. The default setting, as recommended by HMRC is 30%. |
| Branch Identifier | Enter the three digit number representing the EC Sales List Branch Identifier. The default number is 000. This number is allocated by the HMRC National Advice Service. |
| Branch Postcode | Enter the EC Sales List Branch Postcode. This is an alpha numeric entry of up to eight characters. If you've multiple branches for your company this should be the branch post code you're submitting the EC Sales List for. If you don't have multiple branches enter your company post code. |
eSubmissions Credentials
NOTE:If you're a reseller or accountant submitting on behalf of a client, you must enter your own eSubmission details. You must be registered with HMRC to submit on behalf of your client.
| User ID | Enter your User ID, this is your Government Gateway account username. |
| Password | Enter your Password, this is the password set up for your Government Gateway account. |
| Confirm Password | Re-enter your password for confirmation. |
eSubmissions Contact details
NOTE:If you're a reseller or accountant and you're submitting on behalf of a client, you must enter your own eSubmission details. You must also be registered with HMRC to submit on behalf of your clients company.
| Forenames | Enter the forenames as specified when registering with the Government Gateway. |
| Surnames | Enter the surname as specified when registering with the Government Gateway. |
| Telephone | Enter your telephone number, as specified when registering with the Government Gateway. |
| E-Mail | Enter the email address as specified when you registered with the Government Gateway. |
- Click OK.
To submit your EC Sales List online, you must first save your EC Sales List so that it appears in the list in the VAT window.
- Click VAT, double-click the EC Sales list you want to submit, then click Submit online.
Depending upon how busy the Government Gateway is and the speed of your Internet connection, the submission may take some time.
- Click Close.
TIP: If, after submitting your EC Sales list, the status shows as Partial, this is because not all items on the list have been submitted. This can be due to incomplete information for the customer or transactions. Once corrected, you can submit the EC Sales list again, and this replaces the previous EC sales list submitted to HMRC.