What is Making Tax Digital For VAT?

Making Tax Digital for VAT is a HMRC service that was introduced in April 2019 to help ensure businesses get their VAT right. Under the new rules, business figures need to be kept digitally and HMRC's online VAT submission interface can no longer be used.

If you record your business figures in Excel, Google Sheets, OpenOffice Calc or any other spreadsheet, or you use accounting software that is incompatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT, bridging software, such as Easy MTD VAT, must be used to submit VAT returns to HMRC.

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What is Easy MTD VAT?

Easy MTD VAT is a HMRC-recognised Windows application for businesses and agents. It enables users to view obligations, liabilities and payments for any number of businesses, and submit VAT returns to HMRC in compliance with Making Tax Digital for VAT.

VAT figures held in an Excel (xlsx, xls, xlsm), text (txt) or comma-separated values (csv) file can be imported then submitted, meaning any business that uses a spreadsheet or non-compliant accounting software can use Easy MTD VAT as a bridging solution. If you need to submit a nil/zero VAT return you don't even need a figures file - you just tick a checkbox!

VAT obligations, liabilities and payments can be viewed for free and submitting a VAT return costs from as little as £1.80+VAT.

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Submit Your First VAT Return For Free

Sign up for a Fly Software account and you'll receive a complimentary submission token.

You can use this to submit your first VAT return for FREE!

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Only one free submission token per company. Fly Software reserve the right to remove multiple free submission tokens assigned to the same company.

All-in-one

Submit VAT returns digitally to HMRC and view VAT obligations, liabilities and payments from a single, intuitive interface.

Business or Agent

Whether you need to submit a VAT return for your own business, or you're an agent who needs to submit for one or more clients, Easy MTD VAT is the perfect solution.

Works with Excel, Text and CSV

Easy MTD VAT submits VAT figures contained in an Excel (xlsx, xls, xlsm), text (txt) or comma-separated values (csv) file.

Highly Compatible

If your spreadsheet or accounting software can export to an Excel (xlsx, xls, xlsm), text (txt) or comma-separated values (csv) file, Easy MTD VAT can be used to submit your VAT returns.

Use with any Scheme

As long as your Excel (xlsx, xls, xlsm), text (txt) or comma-separated values (csv) file contains the VAT figures required by HMRC, you can use Easy MTD VAT to submit your VAT return.

No Change

There is no need to change the way you record your business figures. All Easy MTD VAT needs are the VAT figures in an Excel (xlsx, xls, xlsm), text (txt) or comma-separated values (csv) file.

Automated VAT Figures

If necessary, your VAT figures are correctly rounded, converted to whole numbers, calculated or assumed to be zero so they conform with HMRC rules.

100% MTD Compliant

Easy MTD VAT is compliant with HMRC's Making Tax Digital for VAT service and is listed on the HMRC "Find Software" web page.

Inexpensive

View your obligations, liabilities and payments for free, and buy submission tokens from as little as £1.80+VAT to submit VAT returns digitally to HMRC.

First Submission is Free

When you sign up for an account, you are gifted a submission token that enables you to submit your first VAT return without cost.

Installed Solution

Easy MTD VAT is not an Excel addon so you don't need to own Excel, use a special spreadsheet template or be an Excel power user to submit your VAT returns.

Personal and Prompt Support

If you have a query or stumble on a problem, the Easy MTD VAT support team are only a support ticket away from getting the answer you need.

Submitting a VAT Return

Step 1

Download Install and Run

Easy MTD VAT's tiny setup file and super fast installation means you're up and running in minutes.

Step 2

Add a Business

Specify your own or a client's VAT registration number and business name.

Step 3

Grant Authority

Grant authority for Easy MTD VAT to interact with HMRC for the selected business.

Step 4

Specify Your Account

Specify your Fly Software account so Easy MTD VAT knows you have an available submission token.

Step 5

Import VAT Figures

Import VAT figures from an Excel (xlsx, xls, xlsm), text (txt) or comma-separated values (csv) file in readiness for submitting them.

Step 6

Submit VAT Return*

Submit your own or a client's VAT return digitally to HMRC in compliance with Making Tax Digital for VAT.*

*You must have a submission token in your Fly Software account before a VAT return can be submitted.

Read the illustrated step-by-step guide on how to use Easy MTD VAT

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Easy MTD VAT can be downloaded and used to view your obligations, liabilities and payments for FREE (we won't even ask you to sign up for anything).

Only when you need to submit a VAT return will you need to sign up for a Fly Software account and buy a submission token.

Need an Excel Spreadsheet Template?

If you're moving from a paper based record keeping system then take advantage of one of our Excel spreadsheet templates.

You can use these to record your sales and expenses and automatically generate the 9 box figures required by HMRC.

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A submission token is required to submit a VAT return using Easy MTD VAT. Viewing your obligations, liabilities and payments can be done without cost.

When you sign up for a Fly Software account you'll receive a complimentary submission token so you can submit your first VAT return for FREE!*

*Only one free submission token per company. Fly Software reserve the right to remove multiple free submission tokens assigned to the same company.

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