[GNC] UK VAT and "Making Tax Digital"

[Christopher Lam]

Hi Peter,

May I ask what are you currently using to generate the VAT reports? Are you
using the Income&GST statement?

Do you intend to use bridging software? If so the GST report could be
upgraded to use them.

On Sun., 17 Feb. 2019, 05:55 Peter von Kaehne <refdoc at gmx.net wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We are using Gnucash very gratefully for now over a decade in our small
> business. We are VAT registered.
>
> The UK government has declared it requires from this year onwards VAT
> businesses to go towards a complete digital solution with their tax
> under new law called "Making Tax Digital". All tax records need to be
> in a seamless electronic format from entering into books to filing with
> the tax office. An API has  been offered
>
>
> https://developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk/api-documentation/docs/api/service/vat-api/1.0#_retrieve-vat-obligations_get_accordion
>
> The main obstacle I can see for us right now is we have as far as I can
> tell no way to file Tax returns from inside the programme.
>
>
> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-70022-making-tax-digital-for-vat/vat-notice-70022-making-tax-digital-for-vat#para-3-2
>
> I quote:
>
> > Functional compatible software is a software program, or set of
> > software programs, products or applications, that must be able to:
> >
> >     record and preserve digital records (see paragraph 3.3)
> >     provide to HMRC information and returns from data held in those
> >       digital records by using the API platform
> >     receive information from HMRC via the API platform
> >
>
>
>
> Is there anything you have in the pipeline? We can hardly be the first
> or only who will have a problem...
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Peter
>
>
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