Making Tax Digital for VAT became mandatory for most businesses in the UK from April 2019. From April, HMRC no longer provide online tools for digital submissions of your VAT Returns, instead, you must submit through your accounts software.
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To check if you are MTD ready, please answer the following questions:
Do you need to submit using Making Tax Digital (MTD)?
Are you legislatively required or plan to submit your VAT Return using the MTD?
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Have you registered with HMRC?
Have you registered with HMRC to submit your VAT Return under Making Tax Digital?
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Do you need to make group VAT submissions?
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Before you can submit under MTD you must register for MTD with HMRC. Find out more >
Sign up must be done at least 5 working days after your last non-MTD VAT Return submission and at least 7 working days before your first MTD VAT Return submission. If you've signed up for MTD, your next VAT Return must be submitted under MTD rules.
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Thank you for using this tool, if you would like you can find out more about MTD.
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Do I need to submit using MTD?
Not sure if you need to submit using MTD? Find out more >
If you do need to submit, please return to this article for further guidance.
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Submit a group VAT Return
To submit a group VAT Return you need to use the Sage MTD Adapter. Find out more >
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Have you produced or submitted a VAT Return using Sage 200 in the past?
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Setup your software for MTD
When you're ready to submit your first MTD VAT Return, you can setup Sage 200 to submit under MTD.
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For guidance on setting up Sage 200 for MTD, please refer to our Help Files.
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