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  • 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 >
  • ALERT: HMRC Online VAT account withdrawn from 1st November 2022

    HMRC are withdrawing the ability to submit VAT returns by keying data into their online VAT account from 1st November 2022. From 1st November all VAT returns are required to be submitted using API enabled software. Please see below for the details by…
  • 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…
  • ALERT: VAT MTD - Scheduled maintenance

    Upcoming scheduled maintenance notice Due to scheduled maintenance the MTD VAT services will unavailable from Saturday 11 September 2021 4:30pm to 2pm Monday 13 September 2021. During this time, you will be unable to access the service. This and other…
  • 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 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 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…
  • The Finance Round-Up #3

    Finance Round Up Welcome back to the latest instalment of the Finance round up! UPDATES Firstly, although there are no functional updates this time, its worth noting that there are new versions of Syracuse for V11 and PU9. Please check this Alert…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • grant authority for this software to interact with HMRC request

    why do I get the message grant authority for this software to interact with HMRC when I am submitting my return? I am MTD enabled - this has happened previously but cant remember how it was resolved.
  • Sage 50 Making Tax Digital: What You Need To Know

    Making Tax Digital (MTD) has graced our presence for the best part of a year, coming into fruition for most businesses since April 2019. By now the world and his dog should be aware of MTD! However, for those of you who are still wondering what it's all…
  • Sage Business Cloud asked me to submit my first Monthly VAT return with two months worth of transactions in one submission

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    FormerMember
    Hi All I applied for my company to be VAT registered on 2 May 2019 and subscribed to submit VAT return monthly as the Company would expect repayment on every VAT return. I only received my VAT registration number on 26 June 2019. As the deadline for…
  • MTD Submission

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    FormerMember
    Hi, I have just tried to submit my first MTD submission but when i press next at the submission part of the wizzard it gives me a pop up but its just a blank screen and i cannot go any further. i have looked online and it looks like i should have…
  • Sage 50 VAT submission not working

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    FormerMember
    Hi, is there a problem with VAT submission via Sage 50C? I joined the MDT scheme last quarter and managed to submit VAT directly from Sage on 1 Feb. However this time the Sage gets stuck while trying to communicate with HMRC. Anyone experiencing the same…
  • HMRC Making Tax Digital for VAT service - Planned downtime from 15 to 19 March 2019

    HMRC have advised that the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT service will be unavailable from 5pm on Friday 15 March 2019 to 8.30am on Tuesday 19 March 2019. During this time you will not be able to: sign up for Making Tax Digital submit your VAT…
  • Making Tax Digital checklist

    Most businesses are now eligible to join HMRC's Making Tax Digital (MTD) open pilot. If you use Sage 50 Accounts and you haven't signed up for MTD yet, our MTD checklist can help you make the switch. View Sage 50cloud Accounts MTD checklist >
  • Using MTD where there are some EC transactions

    Hi. We have received notification from HMRC to that we can join the MTD pilot scheme. However, we have a few EC transactions (eg monthly Microsoft subscriptions) which are invoiced (in sterling) from EC (Dublin). No VAT is paid. We are running Sage 50cloud…
  • Annual VAT returns and MTD

    I have the problem noted in article 28765, ' VAT Return Too Old: Invalid Period – You cannot submit a return over 12 months old' when trying to submit our VAT return as we use the annual accounting scheme. For the past few years this has been no real…