• HMRC removes VAT for Agents from Online Agent Authorisation service

    Learn why VAT for Agents is being removed from the Online Agent Authorisation service and discover what it means for you and your VAT clients. Read more >
  • HMRC Downtime MTD - VAT - Saturday 9 December

    HMRC have announced scheduled maintenance, meaning the MTD - VAT service will be unavailable from 8am until 7pm on Saturday December 9 . You will not be able to submit VAT Returns from your Sage 50 Accounts software during this time. Read more >
  • HMRC planned downtime

    HMRC have advised that due to scheduled maintenance the MTD VAT online services won't be available between 4pm Friday 14 January 2022 and 9am Monday 17 January 2022. This means you won't be able to submit returns online during this time. Find out more…
  • HMRC and VAT Direct Debits

    HMRC are currently migrating VAT records to a new platform as part of their transformation of VAT. This impacts you if you pay HMRC by Direct Debt and they don't hold a valid email address for you. HMRC need a valid email address for those paying by…
  • HMRC changes for customers who pay VAT by Direct Debit

    HMRC are currently undergoing work on the transformation of VAT services which will involve migrating customers to a new IT platform. This impacts customers with an existing Direct Debit. UK banking regulations require HMRC to hold a valid contact point…
  • HMRC gateway errors when submitting VAT Returns - Update - Now resolved

    The HMRC gateway is currently returning errors when VAT Returns are submitted, in Sage 50cloud Accounts this may result in the error message: " Object reference not set to an instance of an object." We've requested an update from HMRC, in the mean…
  • HMRC planned downtime

    HMRC has advised that due to scheduled maintenance the MTD VAT online services won't be available between 9am and 9pm on Sunday 30 May. This means you won't be able to submit returns from Sage 50cloud Accounts during this time. Read more >
  • Making Tax Digital - Enforcement of digital links rules

    From April 2021, HMRC are enforcing the digital links rules under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT. We've summarised what's changing and what you need to do here >
  • UK VAT Return label changes

    For UK VAT Returns submitted from 8 April 2021, HMRC are changing the names of some of the boxes on the UK VAT Return to reflect that the UK is no longer part of the EU and to recognise the Northern Ireland Protocol changes. Don't worry, there's no…
  • Deferred VAT repayment scheme

    If you deferred your VAT payments which were due between 20 March and 30 June 2020 and you haven't yet paid the deferred amounts, HMRC's new repayment scheme is now open. Under the new scheme, qualifying businesses can repay the VAT in installments…
  • HMRC / MTD issues

    We're aware of reports that HMRC are currently experiencing intermittent issues with their online service. If you have an issue when making an accounts submission, please try again later.
  • Don't forget your VAT Return

    If you took advantage of the UK Government VAT deferral scheme, don't forget that VAT Returns with a payment due after 30 June must be submitted and paid as normal. If you normally pay by Direct Debit, don't forget to reinstate your Direct Debit at…
  • HMRC delay the introduction of domestic CIS Reverse charge for construction services

    The introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services will be delayed for a period of 5 months from 1 October 2020 until 1 March 2021 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the construction sector. Read more >