Online VAT submissions

You can submit your VAT Return directly to HMRC or the Irish Revenue from Sage 200.

UK online VAT submissions

The VAT Return is submitted to the HMRC. You must enter your HMRC user ID and password to use this service.

Sage 200 is compliant with the HMRC Making Tax Digital scheme (introduced April 2019).

You must have a valid UK VAT registration number. This number must be entered in the company details section in Accounting System Manager. Your country code must be set to UK and your base currency must be Sterling.

If required, you can make manual adjustments to the total box values on the VAT Return before submitting the form.

If you submit your VAT Return online, you must also pay your VAT electronically. There are a few ways you can do this:

Pay using the HMRC website.
Pay from Sage 200 using the Sage e-Banking service.

When you pay your VAT with Sage e-Banking a file is created containing the payment which you process using your bank's software.
Pay directly from Sage 200 using Supplier Payments.

Irish online VAT submissions

When you select Produce a VAT Return, a VAT 3 file is created. The VAT 3 file contains your VAT 3 Return information in the file format required by the Irish Revenue.

Choose where to save the file on your PC. You must then submit this file to the Irish Revenue via your ROS (Revenue On-line Service) account.

Your country code must be set to Ireland in the company details in Accounting System Manager. Your base currency must be set to the Euro. You must enter your ROS Registration number in your company details.

If required, you can make manual adjustments to the total box values on the VAT Return form before creating the file.

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