UK VAT return software for small businesses

How it works

1. Create your company, choose the United Kingdom and enter your VAT number in the company profile.
2. Record sales invoices and purchase bills with VAT as you go. Import your bank statement as a CSV file and match transactions.
3. Open Reports, then VAT Return, and choose the period.
4. Review the nine boxes, then export the HMRC CSV and file through HMRC-recognised software or your accountant. Direct submission from ZyroBooks has passed testing and opens when HMRC approves our production access.

What you get

• ✓ The UK 9-box VAT return built from your recorded sales and purchases
• ✓ HMRC CSV export, included on the Free plan
• ✓ Multi-currency invoices and automatic exchange gain and loss
• ✓ Bank import and reconciliation, recurring invoices and quotes
• ✓ UK payroll template with National Insurance
• ✓ Two-factor sign-in, role-based access and an audit trail
• ✓ Invite your accountant as a user, within your plan's user limit

Making Tax Digital: what is and is not available

Making Tax Digital for VAT needs digital records and software-based submission to HMRC. ZyroBooks keeps your records digitally and produces the 9-box figures. Direct submission from inside the app has passed testing, and live submission opens when HMRC approves our production access. Until then, keep the exported figures and file through HMRC-recognised software or your accountant. ZyroBooks also has UK corporation tax and payroll (RTI) worksheets, which prepare figures only. For sole traders with self-employment income, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is built too: quarterly updates, an HMRC tax estimate and the year-end final declaration have been tested with HMRC's test service and open live on the same approval. Property income is not included yet.

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