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201001065850427
Last Modified Date:
Thu May 22 12:58:58 UTC 2025
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The VAT Return Option - Ireland
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You can use the VAT Return option to help calculate and submit your VAT Return to Revenue. Let's do this now.

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Open the VAT Return

  • Click VAT, then click Clear and click VAT Return.

For help completing each stage of the VAT Return, please refer to the following sections.

Prepare VAT Return

  1. If required, to back up your data click Back up. Read more >
  2. Enter the date range for the VAT Return.
  3. Ensure the Include reconciled transactions check box is clear.
  4. To change what checks run when you calculate the VAT Return, click Settings.
  5. Click Calculate VAT Return.

    If there are any transactions dated before the date range which haven't been reconciled, the Earlier unreconciled transactions window appears.
    • To include these transactions click Include.
    • If you don't want to include these transactions click Ignore.

Reconcile VAT Return

Verification results

To see the results of the verification checks, click View results.

 

Make adjustments

If required, you can use the Make adjustments option to adjust the figures on your final VAT Return. You must do this before you reconcile the VAT Return.

 

Add attachments

In Sage 50 Accounts you can attach documentation to support any adjustments you make. To do this, click Add attachments.

Reports

Run the VAT Return and Reconciliation reports to check the figures on your VAT Return. For further help, please refer to the VAT reconciliation guide for the VAT scheme you use.

 

Flag the transactions as reconciled

Once you're happy with all of the values on the VAT Return:

  • Click Reconcile VAT Return then click Yes.

To print the VAT reports

  1. Click Reports then click Print VAT Return.
  2. In VAT Return Type, select one of the following options:
    VAT Return To view information from the VAT Return window, select this option.
    Summary To view a summary of each VAT Return box by tax code and transaction type, select this option.
    Detailed To view a detailed report of the individual transactions that make up the total for each box on the VAT Return, select this option.
    Adjustments To view a summary of any manual adjustments made to the VAT Return, select this option.
    Earlier unreconciled transactions To view a list of any transactions dated before the VAT Return period which you haven't previously reconciled, select this option.
  3. Select the required output and click Run.
  4. Complete the Print, Save As or email window as required.

Complete VAT Return

VAT transfer

This option transfers the values from the sales and purchase tax control accounts into your VAT liability.

  1. Complete the VAT transfer area as follows:

    Date Enter the date for the VAT Transfer.
    Sales tax amount This is the amount from Box 1 on the VAT Return, you can amend this if required.
    Purchase tax amount This is the amount from Box 4 minus the amount from Box 2 on the VAT Return, you can amend this if required.
  2. Click Post Journal.

 

Submit to ROS

Your VAT Return is saved as an XML file which you can upload to the Revenue Online Service (ROS).  To access the file:

  • Click Open folder.

For assistance with uploading the XML file to ROS, please contact Revenue.

Once submitted, or if you've submitted the return using another method, click the Mark as submitted check box.

 

Record Payment or Receipt

Once complete, you can record the payment or receipt for your VAT Return.

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