Make an adjustment to your VAT Return

HMRC allow you to make some adjustments outside your software for various reasons.

For more information visit the HMRC guide for MTD (opens in a new tab) >

You may need to enter adjustments if you have accidentally submitted a VAT Return without using MTD.

Read how to resubmit a manual VAT Return with Making Tax Digital (MTD) >

Before you start

• Generate the VAT Return you want to make adjustments to
• Calculate the difference between the current figure, and the adjusted figure

 CAUTION: We advise speaking to an accountant before making any adjustments to a VAT Return.   

How to make adjustments

1. Open the VAT Return.
2. Select Adjust.
   
    NOTE: You can't adjust Box 3 or Box 5. These are calculate based on the figures in boxes 1,2 and 4.
3. Enter the amount you want to change the VAT figure by. 
   Example: You want to reduce the figure by £50, enter -50.00 into this box. 
4. Enter the reason you are changing the figure.
5. Select Save.
6. Do this for each box you want to adjust. 

Impact of adjustments

Adjusting the VAT on Sales or Purchases on the VAT Return, updates the following categories. 

Move the value in category 9999 to the required category using a manual journal. You may need to take advice from an accountant if you're unsure how to do this.