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Summary
- How to prepare your Excel working file and link cells into the Simplicity Upload VAT template.
- How to validate figures and submit your return to HMRC.
Full narration transcript
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This short video will show you how simple it is to upload your VAT return to HMRC.
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Before using this file, your quarterly accounts must have been prepared in Excel.
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All the information needed must be in your working file.
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That includes the name of the company or the business, the VAT number, the start date you
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are reporting, the end date you are reporting.
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All the amounts for the VAT return.
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Once the upload file is downloaded from our website, we recommend you save it in your
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directory.
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You need to have your working file open.
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Click cancel and start again.
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Then, select click to link cells.
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Select business name.
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Navigate to your data file and select the business name.
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Click OK and go back to the upload file.
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VAT number.
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Start date.
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Then date.
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Box 1.
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If a cell is not required, leave it blank.
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These steps for the rest of the cells.
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Once the VAT boxes are populated, you can validate.
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The right side of the file is what will be uploaded to HMRC.
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We recommend you review the information carefully.
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Enter your email and password.
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Check the box.
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I have checked the VAT return.
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Finally you can submit the VAT return.
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