Whether you're choosing a rate, setting how often to apply VAT, running reports, or submitting returns, it's easy to set yourself up for success with our MTD and HMRC-compatible software for small businesses. Choose your rates, set how often to apply VAT, run reports and submit your VAT returns online in just a few clicks, and make sure your tax is in order before time runs out.
Submit your VAT return directly to HMRC. Run reports and submit your VAT returns online in just a few clicks.
Know how much VAT you owe or are owed with simple dashboard views and never be surprised by a huge tax bill you don't have the cash to pay.
Pre-set your VAT rates to save time when creating invoices and processing payments. We do all the calculating for you. Just push a button to submit your VAT returns online to HMRC.
As you buy, sell and create VAT returns online, Sage provides a monthly snapshot of your current position and a record of previous VAT submissions.
Sage VAT accounting software is built to simplify even the most complex VAT returns and help you stay compliant with Making Tax Digital. We do all the calculating for you. So, all you need to do is push a button to submit your VAT returns online and watch as they're submitted directly to HMRC.
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To check a VAT return online, login to your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) account. This allows you to view your full VAT account, including your VAT returns, and access other online VAT services.
Thanks to Making Tax Digital, businesses can submit a VAT Return to HMRC every month. This makes things much easier. You will have to submit a final VAT Return if you cancel your VAT registration.
You will need to buy or acquire software that is compatible with HMRC's Making Tax Digital rules. Making Tax Digital for VAT became mandatory for most businesses in the UK in April 2019. From that point HMRC no longer provided online tools for digital submission of VAT Returns. Instead, submissions must be made through commercial software, like Sage Accounting.
Bridging Software helps make sense of more complicated VAT arrangements by taking your spreadsheets and making them comply with HMRC’s new Making Tax Digital rules.
You need to register for VAT online if your turnover is greater than £85k per year. Accounting supports the most common VAT schemes - Standard, Cash-based, Flat Rate, and Flat Rate Cash-based.
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"It took me up to 2 days to do a quarterly return. Now it takes me up to 6 hours."
Bruce Coates
Transverica
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