Produce a manual VAT Return

How to produce a manual VAT Return by using just a few of the reports available in Sage Accounting Start.

It's important that for the VAT period you are running the return, that you calculate the correct values for the boxes on your VAT Return. Please refer to our help article for guidance on which values are required for each box on your submission.

The Trial balance when ran for the current VAT period will include balances on the Sales, Purchases and VAT nominals that you’ll need to include in your current return.

• 2200 – VAT on Sales.
• 2201 – VAT on Purchases.

Sales Nominals

• 4000 – Sales Products (for example)

Purchase Nominals

• 5000 – Cost of Sales Goods (for example)

 TIP: You may have custom Sales or Purchase nominal codes or use others that you have set up for use in your business. You must also be sure to total all Sales and Purchase amounts when completing your VAT Return. 

You will need to use your VIES report to find the information which will enable you to complete boxes E1, E2, ES1 and ES2.

Other reports that you may find useful when manually completing your VAT Return are:

• Sales Day Book Report
  
• Income and Expense Day Book Report
• Category Activity Report

If you need to post manual VAT journals for your return this period, please refer to our Vat Return Journals article for guidance.